CL v. ML’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A trial court's rulings on the admissibility of evidence are entitled to considerable deference, and, as long as there exists a legitimate basis for the trial court's ruling, that ruling will not be disturbed on appeal. The appellant bears the burden of showing an abuse of discretion.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In the Matter of the Paternity of HLG, Minor Child: JN v. RFSG · In the Matter of the Termination of Parental Rights To: GAC, a Minor Child. Krystal Kaylynn Cave v. State of Wyoming, Department of Family Services