Green v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 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.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ponder v. State · Heagerty v. State

2. “No doubt the offense charged is serious. Manslaughter is a class C felony. If [the appellant] were convicted he would be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than three nor more than ten years.”

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

3. “Seriousness alone is not a sufficient basis to refuse the transfer.”

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