Whitaker v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 federal appellate · 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(if) the court is of the opinion that the best interests of the child and of the public require that the child be tried and disposed of under the regular law governing crimes, . . . .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Canary v. Bland · White v. Sowders

2. ““We have held in an unbroken line of cases that it should affirmatively appear, in the prosecution in the circuit court of a juvenile charged with a felony, not only that the juvenile court had made an order transferring the prosecution to the circuit court, but it also should so appear that all necessary steps to give juvenile courts jurisdiction to render such an order were followed.” Edwards v. Commonwealth, 264 Ky. 4 , 94 S.W.2d 25, 28 (1936). “Failing such a showing, the circuit court does not have jurisdiction to proceed against a juvenile in criminal prosecutions.” Anderson v. Commonwealth, Ky., 465 S.W.2d 70, 72 (1971).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Baker v. Commonwealth

3. ““KRS 208.170(1) contemplates that in the ‘proceeding’ the juvenile court will hold a hearing to determine if facts exist sufficient to support a finding of waiver of jurisdiction. * * * The juvenile is entitled to be represented by counsel at the hearing * * *. The juvenile court must set forth reasons for its waiver of jurisdiction. Kent v. United States, 383 U.S. 541 , 86 S.Ct. 1045 , 16 L.Ed.2d 84 (1966); Smith v. Commonwealth, Ky., 412 S.W.2d 256 (1967).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hubbs v. Commonwealth