14 Md. App. 521 - Cuffia v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Even if we were to assume, however, that ‘probable cause’ to affect the arrest did not exist at the time that Officer Mitchell, with badge in hand, approached appellant, we must conclude that the appellant’s movement of his hand to his mouth, a commonly employed method for destruction through mastication of papers upon which lottery numbers are written, would have immediately given rise to a rational inference that appellant was endeavoring to destroy evidence. Only the probability and not a prima facie showing of criminal activity is the standard to be applied to determine probable cause. Westcott v. State, 11 Md. App. 305 , 273 A. 2d 824 (1971); Bauckman v. State, 9 Md. App. 612 , 267 A. 2d 309 (1970).” 14 Md. App, at 528.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 17 Md. App. 201 - Jordan v. State

2. ““A police officer may, when he has probable cause to believe that a felony or misdemeanor is being committed in his presence or within his view, arrest without a warrant any person whom he may reasonably believe to have committed such offense.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 17 Md. App. 201 - Jordan v. State