State v. E.D.’s Empirical Analysis
2014
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
May 2018
most recently cited
4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The clear and convincing evidence standard is a rigorous one, requiring evidence that is of extraordinary persuasiveness, and which makes the fact in issue highly probable.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“corresponding overt act demonstrating an intention to carry out the threats or other circumstances indicating that actual future violence is highly likely”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“[m]ere verbal threats of violence are generally insufficient to establish danger to others.”
2 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.