Daniels v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
21
cited by 21 later decisions
2
states following
January 2026
most recently cited
19 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on In re C. G. · Widick v. State · Staton v. Shuler · Matter of CS
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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In parental termination cases, the State must show by clear and convincing evidence that the child's best interest is served by the termination of parental rights.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. In Re Lm · Mireles v. State“balances the parents' fundamental freedom from family disruption with the state's duty to protect children within its borders.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. In Re Lm · Mireles v. State“[w]e must canvass the record to determine whether the evidence is such that a factfinder could reasonably form a firm belief or conviction that the grounds for termination were proven.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
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.