State v. Vandenberg’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

131 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 131 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[O]ur review of this case involves two parts: the first is a factual question, which we review for substantial evidence; the second is a legal question, which we review de novo. With regard to the factual question, we review the facts in a light most favorable to the prevailing party, as long as the facts are supported by substantial evidence. As a reviewing court we do not sit as a trier of fact [because] the district court is in the best position to resolve questions of fact and to evaluate the credibility of witnesses.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Rivas · State v. Gutierrez

2. “[W]e refuse to draw a bright-line, temporal cut-off point. We decline to say that an investigating officer cannot be in as much danger at the end of a traffic stop as at the beginning, or at least reasonably believe that to be so.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Flowers · State v. Sumner

3. “is not a probative fact of guilt, suspicion, or dangerousness.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Neal · State v. Vargas