In re Rita F.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “[I]t was proper for the trial justice to draw an adverse inference when respondent refused to answer any questions whatsoever.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

2 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In re Malachii O.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2017-01-31· cited 1×
• In re A.N.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2024-07-31

Cites

24 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• North Carolina v. Alford
  Supreme Court· 1970-11-23· cited 9,465×
• In Re Kristen B.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1989-04-27· cited 85×
• In Re Nicole B.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1997-12-08· cited 55×
• In Re Lester
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1980-07-14· cited 34×
• In Re Victoria L.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2008-07-10· cited 32×
• State v. Creighton
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1983-07-27· cited 32×
• In Re Jennifer R.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1995-12-13· cited 31×
• In Re Alexis L.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2009-06-12· cited 28×
• In Re Natalya C.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2008-04-30· cited 28×
• In Re Jose Luis R.H.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2009-04-15· cited 26×
• In Re Jessica C.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1997-03-17· cited 25×
• In Re Ariel N.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2006-02-01· cited 24×
• In Re Brooklyn M.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2007-11-02· cited 21×
• In Re Frances
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1986-03-18· cited 20×
• In Re Rosalie H.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2006-01-09· cited 16×
• In Re Chester J.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2000-07-12· cited 14×
• In Re Gabrielle D.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2012-03-26· cited 12×
• In Re Deborah M.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1988-07-06· cited 11×
• In Re Dayvon G.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2010-12-14· cited 10×
• In Re Corryn B.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2007-01-26· cited 9×