State v. Franco’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A. Any person who is wrongfully arrested, indicted or otherwise charged for any crime may petition the superior court for entry upon all court records, police records and any other records of any other agency relating to such arrest or indictment a notation that the person has been cleared. B. After a hearing on the petition, if the judge believes that justice will be served by such entry, the judge shall issue the order requiring the entry that the person has been cleared on such records, with accompanying justification therefor, and shall cause a copy of such order to be delivered to all law enforcement agencies and courts. The order shall further require that all law enforcement agencies and courts shall not release copies of such records to any person except upon order of the court. C. Any person who has notice of such order and fails to comply with the court order issued pursuant to this section shall be liable to the person for damages from such failure.”

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

2. “Franco was arrested on August 20,1977, after a police officer stopped her in her vehicle. She was issued a citation for driving while intoxicated and, on September 1, 1977, she was also indicted on a charge of unlawful possession of marijuana. The arresting officer testified at the grand jury proceedings that he smelled the odor of alcohol on Franco’s breath and the odor of marijuana when she opened her car door. Further search revealed a small quantity of marijuana in her possession.”

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

3. “We believe the legislature intended AR.S. § 13-4051 to apply only in eases where the court finds that the petitioner was wrongfully charged with a crime in that either there was no legal basis for the arrest, or no legal or factual basis for the charge, or where the parties so stipulate.”

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