State v. Ferguson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 40 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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “overriding respect for the sanctity of the home that has been embedded in our traditions since the origins of the Republic. Indeed, it is axiomatic that the physical entry of the home is the chief evil against which the wording of the Fourth Amendment is directed.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Guard · State v. Pinkard

2. “[C]ourts, in evaluating whether a warrantless entry is justified by exigent circumstances, should consider whether the underlying offense is a jailable or nonjailable offense . . . .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Richard L. Weber · 382 Wis. 2d 92 - State v. Steven T. Delap

3. “1) hot pursuit of a suspect, 2) a threat to the safety of a suspect or others, 3) a risk that evidence will be destroyed, and 4) a likelihood that the suspect will flee.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Richard L. Weber · 382 Wis. 2d 92 - State v. Steven T. Delap