Cobb v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"... It is argued that Agent Hillidge detected the mash odor only after an illegal search and the facts learned through an illegal search cannot justify the issuance of a valid search warrant. Agent Hillidge did go on the property of Monnette before he could definitely identify the mash odor. It is well settled, however, that a trespass upon the grounds surrounding a building does not constitute an illegal search. The protection of the Fourth Amendment does not extend to the grounds. Hester v. United States, 265 U.S. 57 , 44 S.Ct. 445 , 68 L.Ed. 898 (1924), Martin v. United States, 155 F.2d 503 (5 C.A. 1946)." (Emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 317 So. 2d 842 - State v. Belcher

2. “"The right given under the Constitution of the United States and the State of Florida is the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable seizures and searches. It has been held that the protection afforded the people against unreasonable searches and seizures does not extend to the grounds of the property even though the searching authority is a trespasser."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 362 So. 2d 444 - Norman v. State

3. “"Even assuming that the consent to search given by the appellant was involuntary and therefore invalid and that the officer who searched the grounds and located the pocketbook was a trespasser, the pocketbook and its contents was not the result of an illegal search."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 317 So. 2d 842 - State v. Belcher