State v. Trinque.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[d]isregarding the prior illegality, would the police nevertheless have discovered the evidence?”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Wilson · State v. Nathanael

2. “[I]nterrogation encompasses not only express questioning, but also any words or actions on the part of the police (other than those normally attendant to arrest and custody) that the police should know are reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response from the suspect.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Manion · State v. Balai, Sr.

3. “[a]dmissibility is determined by ascertaining whether the evidence objected to as being the 'fruit' was discovered or became known by the exploitation of the prior illegality or by other means sufficiently distinguished as to purge the later evidence of the initial taint.”

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