State v. Arbeiter’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"`The parens patriae relationship does not exist between (prosecutor) [4] and child but between court and child. (Prosecutors) [5] are in the business of (prosecuting) [6] transgressions against the welfare of society and the (conviction) [7] of those responsible therefor. They are not engaged in the rehabilitation of the child and the treatment of his emotional and family problems where the free exchange of information and a close relationship is so important.'"”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re F_ C · In Re F____ C____

2. ““1. No adjudication of the juvenile court upon the status of a child shall be deemed a conviction nor shall the adjudication operate to impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily resulting from conviction nor shall the child be found guilty or be deemed a criminal by reason of the adjudication. “2. No child shall be charged with a crime or convicted unless the case is transferred to a court of general jurisdiction as provided in sections 211.011 to 211.431. “3. Evidence given in cases under sections 211.011 to 211.431 is not lawful or proper evidence against the child for any purpose whatever in a civil, criminal or other proceeding except in subsequent cases under sections 211.011 to 211.431. “4. The disposition made of a child and the evidence given in the court does not operate to disqualify the child in any future civil or military service application or appointment.” The amended section, adopted in 1969, provides as follows: “1. No adjudication by the juvenile court upon the status of a child shall be deemed a conviction nor shall the adjudication operate to impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily resulting from conviction nor shall the child be found guilty or be deemed a criminal by reason of the adjudication. “2. No child shall be charged with a crime or convicted unless the case is transferred to a court of general jurisdiction as provided in this chapter. “3. After a child is taken into custody as provided in section 211.131, all admissions, confessions”

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

3. “Such a result would naturally be self-defeating since there is little room for the parens patriae relationship to operate within the narrow confines of standards evolved for use in the adversary criminal setting.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re F____ C____