State v. Buckman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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. “[t]he noncriminal nature of family court proceedings accords with "the philosophy and approach of this specialized court [which] is based upon the principle that the state has a responsibility to protect ... children [.]" Hse. Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 130, in 1965 House Journal, at 550. To allow the district court to impose a sentence of imprisonment upon a minor would be contrary to this philosophy and violative of HRS § 571-41(f).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In the Interest of Doe · State v. Riveira

2. “[t]he exercise of jurisdiction over children by [the] district cour[t] shall ... be considered noncriminal in procedure and result in the same manner as though the matter had been adjudicated and disposed of by a family court.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In the Interest of Doe · State v. Riveira

3. “the district court ... acted outside the limits of its concurrent jurisdiction in sentencing [the defendant] to serve a jail sentence for a traffic offense committed while she was still a minor.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Riveira