State v. Jones’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

91 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 91 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “but less than the level of suspicion required for probable cause.'”

   15 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Campbell · State v. Anderson

2. “[N]ot all personal intercourse between policemen and citizens involves 'seizures' of persons. Only when the officer, by means of physical force or show of authority, has in some way restrained the liberty of a citizen may we conclude that a 'seizure' has occurred.”

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Wintermeyer · State v. Roby

3. “[E]ven when officers have no basis for suspecting a particular individual, they may generally ask questions of that individual, ask to examine identification, and request consent to search luggage, provided they do not convey a message that compliance with their requests is required.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Wintermeyer · State v. Roby