In re A.K.’s Empirical Analysis

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13 state decisions

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

1. “detailed statement of the facts upon which the court found the respondent to be suffering from a mental disorder and requiring commitment . . . .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re GM · In the Matter of DMS

2. “[t]he statutes governing involuntary commitment are critically important due to the `calamitous effect of a commitment. . . .'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re GM · In the Matter of DMS

3. “must be proved by overt acts or omissions, sufficiently recent in time as to be material and relevant as to the respondent's present condition.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In the Matter of DMS