State v. Rome’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Parent’s criminal liability not relieved by other parent’s custody or support provided by others. This chapter may not be construed to relieve one parent from the criminal liability defined in § 25-7-16 for an omission because the other parent of the child is legally entitled to custody of the child nor because the other parent of the child, or any other person, or organization, voluntarily or involuntarily furnishes necessary food, clothing, shelter, medical attendance, other remedial care, or other means of support for the child.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Taecker

2. “(1) a parent who intentionally omits, (2) without lawful excuse, (3) to furnish necessary food, clothing, shelter, medical attendance, or other remedial care, or (4) other means of support, and (5) is absent from the state for more than thirty days.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Taecker