State v. MacKenzie’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 2 district · 56 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 63 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““[t]o constitute an arrest there must be either a physical seizure of the person by the arresting officer, or a submission to his authority and control.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Thurston · State v. Babcock

2. ““The elements of an ‘arrest’ comprehend a purpose or intention to effect an arrest under a real or pretended authority, the actual or constructive seizure or detention of the person to be arrested by the one having the present power to control him, communication by the arresting officer to the one whose arrest is sought of his intention or purpose then and there to make the arrest, and an understanding by the person who is to be arrested that it is the intention of the arresting officer then and there to arrest and detain him.””

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

3. “A finding is “clearly erroneous” when although there is evidence to support it, the reviewing court on the entire evidence is left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed.”

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