4 So. 3d 614 - EAR v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

111 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 114 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “establish by a preponderance of the evidence why the court is disregarding the assessment of the child and the restrictiveness level recommended by the [DJJ].”

   38 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. C.R. v. State · CMH v. State

2. “a specific finding of the reasons for the decision to adjudicate and to commit the child to the department.”

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. A.C. · J. D. P. v. State

3. “[I]f a part of a statute appears to have a clear meaning if considered alone but when given that meaning is inconsistent with other parts of the same statute or others in pari materia, the Court will examine the entire act and those in pari materia in order to ascertain the overall legislative intent.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Gov't Emps. Ins. Co. v. Quality Diagnostic Health Care, Inc. · V.P. v. State