State v. Nelson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

44 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 44 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The trial in district court was a de novo hearing on the factual issues of the dependency and neglect of the children and appellant's fitness to have their custody and the ultimate issue of the best interests and welfare of the children. The questioned evidence was relevant to those issues and it was not rendered inadmissible because it related to events occurring after the filing of the petition initiating the proceedings." 531 P.2d at 51 .”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re N. J. W. · Matter of DT

2. ““42. There is massive, as well as clear and convincing evidence, particularly in the form of reports from social agencies (see Exhibit No. 1), of a consistent pattern of severe and continuous neglect together with indifference in a number of areas important to the well-being of the minor children in question. It was not a mere coincidence that such delinquent conduct on the part of the natural parents was observed by so many different persons and agencies with training or experience in fields related to child care.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In the Interest of Kerns

3. “[i]t is not our province to usurp the court's fact-finding function and reweigh the total evidence adduced.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re SMQ