State v. Bradshaw’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
February 2007
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Sharpe · State v. Anderson · State v. Chandler
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The relevant portions of Section 44-23-410 state: Whenever a judge ... has reason to believe that a person on trial before him ... is not fit to stand trial because the person lacks [mental] capacity ... the judge shall: (1) order examination of the person by ... the Department of Mental Health if the person is suspected of having a mental illness or ... by the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs if the person is suspected of being mentally retarded ... or by both [DMH and DDSN] ... if the person is suspected of having both mental illness and mental retardation ... or (2) order the person committed for examination and observation to ... [DMH or DSSN]---- If the examiners designated by the Department of Mental Health find indications of mental retardation or a related disability but not mental illness, the department shall not render an evaluation on the person’s mental capacity, but shall inform the court that the person is “not mentally ill” and recommend that the person should be evaluated for competency to stand trial by the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Bradley
How this case has been treated — in progress
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