State v. Reis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[W]e give deference to the -district court’s findings, of fact and we resolve conflicts in testimony in favor of affir-mance. State v. Tognotti, 2003 ND 99, ¶ 5 , 663 N.W.2d 642 . We “will not reverse a district court decision on a motion to suppress ... if there is sufficient competent evidence capable of supporting the court’s findings, and if the decision is not contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence.” State v. Gefroh, 2011 ND 153, ¶ 7 , 801 N.W.2d 429 . Questions of law are fully reviewable on appeal, and whether a finding of fact meets a legal standard is a question of law. Id.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. City of Grand Forks v. Reilly · State v. Lark

2. “A seizure does not occur simply because a law enforcement officer questions a person, and as long as reasonable persons would feel free to disregard the officer and go about their business, the encounter is consensual and a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity is not required.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. City of Bismarck v. Vagts