Walker v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

112 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 114 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) The seriousness of the offense, and whether violence was employed by the juvenile in the commission of the offense; (2) Whether the offense is part of a repetitive pattern of adjudicated offenses which would lead to the determination that the juvenile is beyond rehabilitation under existing rehabilitation programs, as evidenced by past efforts to treat and rehabilitate the juvenile and the response to such efforts; and (3) The prior history, character traits, mental maturity, and any other factor which reflects upon the juvenile’s prospects for rehabilitation.”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Collins v. State · Smith v. State

2. “When a case involves a juvenile age fourteen (14) years or fifteen (15) years at the time the alleged delinquent act occurred, the prosecuting attorney has the discretion to file charges in circuit court for an alleged act which constitutes capital murder, murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, kidnapping in the first degree, aggravated robbery, or rape.”

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

3. “While it might have been desirable and even preferable for the prosecutor to present additional evidence at the hearing to support retaining [Walker] in circuit court, we hold that the criminal information provided a sufficient basis for the trial court’s decision.”

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