STATE v. MORGAN’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If the length of the investigative detention goes beyond the time necessary to reasonably effectuate the reason for the stop, the Fourth Amendment requires reasonable suspicion that the person stopped has committed, is committing or is about to commit a crime.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. STATE v. LEWIS

2. “The scope and duration of a traffic stop must be related to the stop and must last no longer than is necessary to effectuate the purpose of the stop (i.e., investigate the potential traffic infraction).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. STATE v. LEWIS

3. “Individual acts that are susceptible to an innocent explanation can collectively amount to reasonable suspicion . . . However, continued detention must be based on observed facts, not conclusions.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. STATE v. LEWIS