State v. Cruse’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Whenever any law enforcement officer authorized to detain temporarily any person under the provisions of subsection (2) has probable cause to believe that any person whom the officer has temporarily detained, or is about to detain temporarily, is armed with a dangerous weapon and therefore offers a threat to the safety of the officer or any -other, person, the officer may search such person „ so temporarily detained only to .the extent necessary to disclose, and for the purpose of disclosing, the presence of such weapon..; If such a search discloses such a weapon or any evidence of a criminal offense it may be seized.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 190 So. 3d 185 - Cole v. State

2. “to arrive at a reasonable suspicion that a crime is being or is about to be committed and to support the investigatory stop or detention of a suspect: The time; the day of the week; the location; the physical appearance of the suspect; the behavior of the suspect; the appearance and manner of operation of any vehicle involved; anything incongruous or unusual in the situation as interpreted in the light of the officer’s knowledge. To this list may be added the factor of flight.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 190 So. 3d 185 - Cole v. State