Khateeb 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[J.J.] is likely to cause serious harm to himself, and is also likely to cause serious harm to others, or will, if not treated, continue to suffer severe and abnormal mental, emotion (sic) or physical distress, and will continue to experience deterioration of his ability to function independently, and is unable to make a rational and informed decision as to whether or not to submit to treatment on his own.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re J.J. · In Re JJ

2. “The clear and convincing evidence must include expert testimony and, unless waived, evidence of either a recent overt act or a continuing pattern of behavior in either case tending to confirm the likelihood of serious harm to the person or others or the person's distress and deterioration of ability to function.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re JSC

3. “[t]he State produced no witnesses at the hearing and the record is devoid of any testimony that Appellant required inpatient treatment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Matter of RSC