386 So. 2d 475 - Walker v. Dancer’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. “"The probate judge personally heard all of the evidence at the commitment hearing. The usual presumption of correctness applies if the evidence supports his findings. We are not authorized to disturb his factual findings contained in the final judgment unless he was clearly and palpably wrong. These rules of law, however, must be applied in joint consideration with the high burden of proof required in cases of this nature."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 550 So. 2d 1037 - Riley v. State

2. “[a] mere expectancy that danger-productive behavior might be engaged in does not rise to the level of legal significance when the consequence of such an evaluation is involuntary confinement.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 512 So. 2d 150 - Carlisle v. State

3. “our legislature has spoken and we are without authority to alter the statute since states may include, but are not required to adopt, the higher `unequivocal' standard.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Matter of Cartee