State ex rel. M.C.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “accomplish both rehabilitation and preservation of the family unit and at the same time protect society.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 454 N.J. Super. 189 - State ex rel. T.C. · In Re State Ex Rel. Cv

2. “This bill recognizes that the public welfare and the best interests of juveniles can be served most effectively through an approach which provides for harsher penalties for juveniles who commit serious acts or who are repetitive offenders, while broadening family responsibility and the use of alternative dispositions for juveniles committing less serious offenses. Moreover, the provisions of this bill and the other accompanying bills reflect a philosophy which is pragmatic and realistic in nature rather than bound to any particular ideology. [ Ibid. ]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re State Ex Rel. Cv

3. “[p]lace the juvenile on probation to the chief probation officer of the county or to any other suitable person who agrees to accept the duty of probation supervision for a period not to exceed three years upon such written conditions as the court deems will aid rehabilitation of the juvenile. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-43(b)(3) (emphasis added).]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re State Ex Rel. Cv