State v. English’s Empirical Analysis
1967
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
2
states following
March 1979
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Cree v. Goldstein · Baxstrom v. Herold · Patterson v. Medberry · State of Minnesota Pearson v. Probate Court of Ramsey County Minn · New York Stock Exchange v. Legate
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““ ‘In fact, petitioner is in custody as a patient, not as a prisoner, committed for treatment and not sentenced for punishment. The duration of his commitment depends upon the manner in which he responds to treatment, which is subject to review by the committing Court at frequent intervals.’ ””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.