State v. Duran’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “that although the odor of marijuana ... gave rise to probable cause for a search, it did not create exigent circumstances that would justify the[] warrantless search of the trailer.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State Ex Rel. DAB v. State · D.A.B. v. State

2. “must be accompanied by some evidence that the suspects are disposing of the evidence, as opposed to casually consuming it,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Rodriguez · State v. Hoffmann

3. “[T]he costs that would accompany a merger of consumption of contraband and destruction of evidence — i.e., an increase in questionable warrantless searches, a corresponding decrease in personal privacy, a decreased incentive for law enforcement to seek a warrant before conducting a search, and a further erosion of Fourth Amendment protections — outweigh the benefits accruing to the state in more efficient law enforcement.”

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