State v. Romero’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

28 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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “{15} On appeal from the district court’s denial of a motion to suppress, we review to determine whether the law was correctly applied to the facts, viewing the facts in the light most favorable to the [State]. Findings of fact are reviewed to determine if they are supported by substantial evidence and legal conclusions are reviewed de novo____The legal conclusion that the officer’s actions were reasonable or justified is a mixed issue of law and fact which we review de novo.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Duran

2. “[r]easonable suspicion is measured by an objective standard, in which the court examines the totality of the surrounding circumstances, to determine whether the officer acted reasonably in expanding the scope of inquiry.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Neal