Patrick v. Dickson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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. “Indeed, the entire juvenile court structure, despite recent renovations and innovations, continues to constitute, in a large measure, a junior criminal court. This characteristic of these courts was recognized by the Supreme Court of the United States in Breed v. Jones, 421 U.S. 519 , 95 S.Ct. 1779 , 44 L.Ed.2d 346 (1975), wherein the Court points out that "there is a gap between the originally benign conception of the system and its realities" and observes that recent cases require "that [the] courts `eschew the "civil" label of convenience which has been attached to juvenile proceedings' and that the juvenile process .. . be candidly appraised." 526 S.W.2d at 451”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State Ex Rel. Anglin v. Mitchell

2. ““We hold that the first order of the juvenile court, dismissing for failure to prosecute, was not ‘on the merits’ and that the words ‘with prejudice’ were a nullity. We further hold that the action of the juvenile court in dismissing the second paternity action was erroneous.” 526 S.W.2d at 453 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Garrett v. Corry Foam Products, Inc.

3. ““The rule of retraxit does not prevail in Tennessee.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Garrett v. Corry Foam Products, Inc.