State v. Overbey’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

39 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 39 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “subject to search as long as the motor vehicle exception was satisfied as to any part of the pickup or camper.”

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

2. “[t]his [C]ourt’s function under the clearly erroneous standard is to determine whether the decision of the lower court lacks the support of substantial evidence, evolves from an erroneous view of the applicable law or whether, considering the entire record, we are left with a definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been made.”

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