State v. Wilmoth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

170 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 170 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon.probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 64 Ohio App. 3d 183 - State v. Rodriguez · State v. Battles

2. “the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule when officers act in good faith upon a search warrant ultimately found to be invalid.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. O'conner, Ca2007-01-005 (5-19-2008) · State v. Justice

3. “[i]t is common knowledge that one word such as 'no' or 'not,' or a misplaced comma, can completely change the meaning or effect of any particular phrase or sentence”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Frost