State v. Anyan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]hose circumstances that would cause a reasonable person to believe that entry (or other relevant prompt action) was necessary to prevent physical harm to the officers or other person[s], the destruction of relevant evidence, the escape of a suspect, or some other consequence improperly frustrating legitimate law enforcement efforts.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Hill

2. “that the decision to make a no-knock entry should ordinarily be made by a neutral and detached magistrate. ... An investigating officer, may, however, make this decision based on unexpected exigent circumstances that arise on the scene.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Neiss

3. “Article II, Sections 10 and 11 of the Montana Constitution provide greater protections against unreasonable searches and seizures and government infringement of individual privacy than does the federal constitution.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Neiss