ERNST J. v. Stone’s Empirical Analysis

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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.

1. “with respect to any claim that was adjudicated on the merits in State court proceedings unless the adjudication of the claim ... (1) resulted in a decision that was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States; or (2) resulted in a decision that was based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the State court proceeding.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ernst v. Stone

2. “`Order of conditions' means an order directing a defendant to comply with [his] prescribed treatment plan, or any other condition which the court determines to be reasonably necessary or appropriate.... An order of conditions... shall be valid for five years from the date of its issuance, except that, for good cause shown, the court may extend the period for an additional five years.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ernst v. Stone

3. “ordered a three-month period of retention upon clear and convincing evidence that petitioner was mentally ill and posed a substantial threat of physical harm to himself or others. In addition, with the consent of all parties, the court extended the CPL § 330.20 order of conditions for a period of three years.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ernst v. Stone