SA v. Miller’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"To properly raise a constitutional issue, the party must (1) raise the question at the first available opportunity; (2) specifically designate the constitutional provision alleged to have been violated, such as by explicit reference to the article and section, or by quotation from the particular provision; (3) state the facts showing the violation; and (4) preserve the constitutional question throughout for appellate review."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Juvenile Officer v. R.R. · In Re AR

2. “The purpose of this requirement is to give the trial court an opportunity to fairly identify and rule on the issues and to prevent surprise to the opposing party.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re AR

3. “Additionally, a constitutional challenge to a statute must not only have been presented to the trial court, but the trial court must have ruled thereon.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re AR