State v. Garvey’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A person who is requested by a law enforcement officer to submit to an evidentiary test has the right to consult an attorney before deciding whether or not to submit to such a test. The person must decide whether or not to submit to the evidentiary test within a reasonable time, but no later than 30 minutes from the time of the initial attempt to contact the attorney.”

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

2. “You have the right to talk with a lawyer before deciding whether or not to submit to a test. If you cannot afford a lawyer and want one, a Public Defender will be contacted for you, at the State’s expense.”

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

3. “refusal is premised on the state's inability to provide him with a consultation with a lawyer before he was required to make up his mind whether to take the test.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Berini