Ex Parte Anonymous’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
13 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 15 later decisions — most recently June 2021
13 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth · Bellotti v. Baird · 486 So. 2d 408 - Hall v. Mazzone · Beavers v. County of Walker · In Re Doe
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"In making such a difficult determination, a trial judge, observing the testimony, may draw inferences from the minor's composure, analytic ability, appearance, thoughtfulness, tone of voice, expressions, and her ability to articulate her reasoning and conclusions. In fact, no list of the inquiries or considerations pertinent to an assessment of maturity could purport to be exhaustive. Moreover, conclusions drawn from these observations must be carefully weighed in light of the minor's history, including her educational background and her socioeconomic status. `[T]he fact that a minor may be very much an adult in some respects does not mean that his or her need and opportunity for growth under parental guidance and discipline have ended.' Bellotti [ v. Baird, 443 U.S. 622 , 99 S.Ct. 3035 , 61 L.Ed.2d 797 (1979)], 443 U.S. at 644 [, 99 S.Ct. 3035 ]. Needless to say, many of the factors necessary for a trial court to make a determination of a petitioner's maturity do not readily transfer to the record for our consideration. The United States Supreme Court has concluded that `the peculiar nature of the abortion decision requires the opportunity for case-by-case evaluations of the maturity of pregnant minors.' Id. at 644 [, 99 S.Ct. 3035 ]. Such case-by-case evaluations are best made by the trial court."”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“"`[T]he question of what is or is not in "the best interests of the child" is a question of fact....' Schotz v. Oliver, 361 So.2d 605, 607 (Ala.Civ.App.1978).... The `best interests of a child is a matter or question of ultimate fact reviewable under the clearly erroneous standard of review.' In re Doe, 89 Haw. 477, 487 , 974 P.2d 1067, 1077 (Ct.App.1999)."”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“"In these types of cases, the usual vigorous and competing advocacy, which typically makes the adversary system an effective means for discovering the truth, is conspicuously absent. As a result, the need for a perceptive, intuitive, and discerning trial judge, as well as his or her specific factual findings, is arguably more necessary than in other cases where opposing advocacy ultimately reveals the facts."”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
How this case has been treated — in progress
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