Duck v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If, at any time, after thorough investigation or exercise of its disciplinary measures, the juvenile court . . . shall be convinced that a delinquent child, more than fourteen years of age, brought before it under the terms of this chapter cannot be made to lead a correct life and cannot be properly disciplined under the provisions of this chapter, the juvenile court . . . shall have authority to transfer the care of such delinquent to the jurisdiction of any other court in the county having jurisdiction of the offense with which said child is charged, there to be proceeded against according to law.. . .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 341 So. 2d 680 - Boyd v. State

2. ““(6) In order to transfer the cause to the circuit court at law, there must have been legal evidence sufficient to support a finding that the minor ‘cannot be made to lead a correct life and cannot be properly disciplined under the provisions’ of Chapter 7, Tit. 13, § 350 et seq., providing for juvenile courts. We find no such evidence in the record before us. ‘A finding, which requires evidence to support it, but which is not supported by evidence, cannot be allowed to stand.’ Stapler v. State, supra.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hall v. State

3. “"Any party aggrieved may take an appeal from any judgment or order of the court arising under provisions of this chapter to the circuit court of the county sitting as a court of equity. . . Upon appeal, the circuit court shall try the case de novo and shall proceed, under and in pursuance of the intent and terms of this chapter, to render such judgment as to it shall seem just and for the best interest of the child. . . ."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 341 So. 2d 680 - Boyd v. State