State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
December 2014
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Santosky v. Kramer · Matter of Chad S. · State v. Walker · In Re the Adoption of Darren Todd H. · Davis v. Davis
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Because of the fundamental right which parents. have in the custody of their children and the gravity of the sanction imposed by termination, there is no substitute to fully complying with all procedural safeguards.?! Id. Termination of a parent's”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Tosto v. State“had been mailed to Mother at her two last known addresses. This was not sent to Mother's attorney. On August 3, 2009, the State filed an”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The integrity of the family unit and preservation of the parent-child relationship command the highest protection in our society.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Tosto v. State
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.