In Re Christopher H.’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
15
cited by 15 later decisions
1
states following
January 2024
most recently cited
15 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act)
Relies on Kansas v. Hendricks · Schmidt v. Lessard · Lessard v. Schmidt · Lynch v. Baxley · Rideout v. Riendeau
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the State’s interest in protecting the mentally ill is a public concern,” and the brief length of commitment makes the issue capable of repetition but evading review (quotation marks omitted)). .”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In re Marcia E.
How this case has been treated — in progress
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