State v. Lark’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In instances such as this, when a driver is without a license and offers false information in response to a reasonable police inquiry, there exists a sufficient basis for the police officer to detain the driver for further questioning until the officer learns the true identity of the driver. State v. Dickey, 152 N.J. 468, 476-83 , 706 A. 2d 180 (1998) (discussing contours of permissible investigative stops). Assuming that the driver persists in concealing his or her identity and there appears to be no other reasonable alternative, the police officer may take the driver into custody. However, even in that instance, the officer generally may not search the vehicle unless one of the existing exceptions to the warrant requirement is applicable.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Terry · 332 N.J. Super. 200 - State v. Carty

2. “[t]he exercise of the statutory power to make warrantless arrests for traffic offenses cannot arbitrarily and unreasonably infringe on the fundamental constitutional rights guaranteed to all citizens,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 332 N.J. Super. 452 - State v. Chapman

3. “driving without a license, without more [does] not constitute sufficient grounds for a custodial arrest.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 332 N.J. Super. 452 - State v. Chapman