369 N.J. Super. 610 - State v. Ikerd’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Roe v. Wade · Griswold v. State of Connecticut · Southern Pacific Terminal Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission · Robinson v. State of California · Skinner v. State of Oklahoma Williamson
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the extent of the punishment imposed upon Ikerd resulted solely from her status as a pregnant addict. It bore no relationship to the offense that she initially committed, was excessively punitive, and accomplished no legitimate penal aim.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Newman v. State“a pregnant, drug-addicted woman who has violated the conditions of her probation ... to prison for the avowed purpose of safeguarding the health of her fetus.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Newman v. State“[n] ot because we want to punish her, but because we want to save the baby.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Newman v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.