State v. Kaul’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 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 affirmance. 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. Questions of law are fully reviewable on appeal, and whether a finding of fact meets a legal standard is a question of law.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. City of Grand Forks v. Reilly · State v. Broom

2. “The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, applicable to the states under the Fourteenth Amendment, and Article I, section 8, of the North Dakota Constitution, protect individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Broom · State v. Terrill

3. “Whether law enforcement violated constitutional prohibitions against unreasonable search and seizure is a question of law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Broom