183 W. Va. 380 - State v. SONJA B.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “‘ “Before transfer of a juvenile to criminal court, a juvenile court judge must make a careful, detailed analysis into the child’s mental and physical condition, maturity, emotional attitude, home or family environment, school experience and other similar personal factors.” W.Va.Code, 49-5-10(d).’ Syl.Pt. 4, State v. C.J.S., 164 W.Va. 473 , 263 S.E.2d 899 (1980), overruled in part on other grounds State v. Petry, 166 W.Va. 153 , 273 S.E.2d 346 (1980) and State ex rel. Cook v. Helms, [170] W.Va. [200], 292 S.E.2d 610 (1981).”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 191 W. Va. 20 - Matter of Stephfon W. · 226 W. Va. 74 - State v. LARRY T.

2. “(a) Upon written motion of the prosecuting attorney ... and with reasonable notice to the child, the parents, guardians, or custodians of the child, and the child’s counsel, the court shall conduct a hearing to determine if juvenile jurisdiction should be waived and the proceeding should be transferred to the criminal jurisdiction of the court. (d) The court may, upon consideration of the child’s mental and physical condition, maturity, emotional attitude, home or family environment, school experience and similar personal factors, transfer a juvenile proceeding to criminal jurisdiction if there is a probable cause to believe that: (4) A child, sixteen years of age or over, has committed an offense of violence to the person which would be a felony if committed by an adult[.j”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 188 W. Va. 229 - State v. Michael S. · In re Joseph M.

3. “A holistic appraisal of the child and his environment is consistent with the broad rehabilitative purposes of juvenile law, and reflects a legislative recognition that unlawful behavior is not simply a product of the evils of human nature. That criminal, anti-social behavior may have its genesis in a broken or violent home, in educational difficulties, or in poverty. The causes of a child’s behavior, therefore, must be analyzed if the rehabilitative, child-saving purpose of our child welfare law is to be fulfilled.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 226 W. Va. 74 - State v. LARRY T. · 188 W. Va. 229 - State v. Michael S.