State v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

66 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 68 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Article I, Section 14 of the Ohio Constitution affords greater protection than the Fourth Amendment against searches and seizures conducted by members of law enforcement who lack authority to make an arrest.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Scarberry · State v. Phillips

2. “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and possessions, against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated * * *.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Dallman · State v. Paolucci

3. “[t]he government's interests in permitting an officer without statutory jurisdiction or authority to make a traffic stop for a minor misdemeanor offense in these circumstances is minimal and is outweighed by the intrusion upon the individual's liberty and privacy that necessarily arises out of the stop.”

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