Malone v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
15
cited by 15 later decisions
2
states following
December 2009
most recently cited
15 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Halper · Helvering v. Mitchell · United States v. One Assortment of 89 Firearms · Helvering v. Mitchell · Jones v. Thomas
Most-quoted passages
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“Even if [the defendant’s] parental rights had been terminated, we do not believe this would have constituted a penalty. While a termination suit can result in a parent’s loss of his or her legal relationship with the child, the sole goal is the best interest of the child. Applying the rationale in Halper , the termination of parental rights is remedial in nature and relates to the State’s interest in protecting abused and neglected children, not punishment of the parent. We hold that the termination of parental rights is a civil proceeding with a remedial result, not triggering jeopardy for a subsequent criminal proceeding.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. In Re ELT · Ex Parte Cantu
How this case has been treated — in progress
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