State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We presume the jury followed the court's instructions.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 458 N.J. Super. 213 - Dutton v. Rando · 435 N.J. Super. 498 - State of New Jersey v. Kashif K. Patterson

2. “(1) proper, normal and specific investigatory procedures would have been pursued in order to complete the investigation of the case; (2) under all of the surrounding relevant circumstances the pursuit of those procedures would have inevitably resulted in the discovery of the evidence; and (3) the discovery of the evidence through the use of such procedures would have occurred wholly independently of the discovery of such evidence by unlawful means. [ Smith , 212 N.J. at 391 , 54 A.3d 772 (quoting Sugar , 100 N.J. at 238 , 495 A.2d 90 (citations omitted)).]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Nathan Shaw State v. Keon L. Bolden (078247) (Monmouth County and Statewide)

3. “exists when, considering 'the totality of the circumstances,' a person of 'reasonable caution' would be justified in believing that evidence of a crime exists in a certain location.”

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