144 N.C. App. 335 - State v. Milien’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The existence of probable cause depends upon 'whether at that moment the facts and circumstances within [the officers'] knowledge and of which they had reasonably trustworthy information were sufficient to warrant a prudent man in believing that the [suspect] had committed or was committing an offense.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 255 N.C. App. 812 - State v. Messer · 168 N.C. App. 731 - State v. Watson

2. “[w]here the duration or nature of the intrusion exceeds the permissible scope, a court may determine that the seizure constituted a de facto arrest that must be justified by probable cause, even in the absence of a formal arrest.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 168 N.C. App. 731 - State v. Watson · 263 N.C. App. 595 - State v. Terrell

3. “must determine whether the findings of fact are supported by competent evidence in the record, and whether the findings, in turn, support the ultimate conclusion of law. Because defendant does not challenge the factual findings in the order, we need only determine whether the trial court’s ultimate conclusion, denying defendant’s motion to suppress, was supported by the findings of fact. . . .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 145 N.C. App. 570 - State v. Harris