State v. Hall’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “no signs were posted, nor were other methods used, to indicate that defendant sought to exclude the public from the woods adjacent to his yard”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Ronald Dupuis · State v. Martwick

2. “[1] the proximity of the area claimed to be curtilage to the home, [2] whether the area is included within an enclosure surrounding the home, [3] the nature of the uses to which the area is put, and [4] the steps taken by the resident to protect the area from observation by people passing by.”

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

3. “The distance from a house to the area in question, while a useful factor in the analysis, is by no means dispositive since the three other factors must also be considered.”

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