174 Cal. App. 2d 438 - People v. Brajevich’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

55 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 55 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘The rule of probable cause is a practical, nontechnical conception affording the best compromise that has been found for accommodating these often opposing interests. Requiring more would unduly hamper law enforcement. To allow less would be to leave law-abiding citizens at the mercy of the officers’ whim or caprice.’ (Brinegar v. United States, 338 U.S. 160, 170 [10-11] [ 69 S.Ct. 1302 , 93 L.Ed. 1879 ].) “Our own California Supreme Court has recognized and adopted the same policy for the State of California, and has expressed it as follows: “ ‘ Since an automobile may readily be moved from place to place, its search without a warrant is not unreasonable if the officer has reasonable cause to believe it is carrying contraband.’ (People v. Gale, 46 Cal.2d 253, 255 [1] [ 294 P.2d 13 ].) People v. Martin, 46 Cal.2d 106, 108 [2] [ 293 P.2d 52 ] recognizes the same policy.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 189 Cal. App. 2d 549 - People v. Garrison