Brown v. State’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. “"It is, of course, not necessary that the court's consideration be arithmetically proportioned among these eight factors or that each of the statutory factors be clearly decided against the claim of the child. We interpret Section 1112(b) to require two ultimate findings as prerequisite to a valid certification order. The first of these is a finding that there is prosecutive merit to the complaint, which statutory phrase we construe to require a finding that a crime has been committed and that there is probable cause to believe that the accused child committed it. The second ultimate finding required is that the child is not a fit subject for rehabilitation by the facilities and programs available to the juvenile court."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. S. H. v. State · SH v. State

2. “... When jurisdiction shall have been obtained over any child, it may be retained until the child becomes twenty-one (21) years of age ..."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. S. H. v. State · SH v. State

3. “The notice provisions are mandatory. Any certification order arising out of a hearing held without such mandatory notice is void.”

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