State v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate · 45 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 49 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““. . . An arrest without a warrant, to support an incidental search, must be made with probable cause. Probable cause exists if the facts and circumstances known to the officer warrant a prudent man’s believing that a crime has been committed at or before the time of arrest. . . .” (p. 477.)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Curtis · State v. Hart

2. ““We have long recognized that an accused’s statement made during a pretrial interrogation by law enforcement officers is not rendered inadmissible solely because it was made at a time when the accused did not have counsel. (State v. Freeman, 195 Kan. 561 , 408 P. 2d 612 , cert. denied 384 U. S. 1025 , 86 S. Ct. 1981 , 16 L. Ed 2d 1030; Goodwin v. State, 195 Kan. 414 , 407 P. 2d 528 ; State v. Stubbs, supra; Powers v. State, 194 Kan. 820 , 402 P. 2d 328 ; State v. Latham & York, 190 Kan. 411 , 375 P. 2d 788 , cert. denied 373 U. S. 919 , 83 S. Ct. 1310 , 10 L. Ed 2d 418.) Defendant makes no claim that he ever requested, and was denied, counsel. The record reveals that prior to his giving the statement, and after being advised of his right to counsel, the defendant stated he did not want or need an attorney. Under the circumstances, he effectively and intelligently waived any right to counsel. “For the reasons stated, we hold that under the facts narrated, the trial court properly admitted the defendant’s confession into evidence for the jury’s consideration.” (p. 476.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Nichols