Bledsoe v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"[I]t is not necessary to lay a foundation for the admissibility of social reports in a certification hearing. Further, it is not necessary that the person preparing the social report have personal knowledge of the matters which he obtains from a juvenile's record in another county."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. C. G. H. v. State · CGH v. State

2. “the reports on matters contained therein. Herein, the defendant had such opportunity but failed to utilize it. In any case, the defendant's record amply justifies a finding that he is not amenable to rehabilitation within the juvenile system, even if some of the material contained within the psychological evaluation was technically hearsay. The defendant's third assignment of error is without merit. The defendant's final contention is that the trial court did not find the necessary”

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

3. “be afforded a fair opportunity to examine, criticize, and refute the findings of such a report”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 363 F. App'x 595 - Wilson v. State of Oklahoma