Bowling v. State’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. “make our own constitutional appraisal as to whether an action taken was proper, by reviewing the law and applying it to the facts of the case.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 237 Md. App. 661 - Lewis v. State · 239 Md. App. 495 - Spell v. State

2. “On April 1, 2014, at the hearing to discuss Senate Bill 364, members of the House Judiciary Committee questioned whether this bill, as initially drafted, would cause a change in the existing law authorizing police officers to search a car based on a K-9 alert. Senator Robert Zirkin, one of the sponsors of the bill, testified that this was not a problem in most states that had decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, but he stated that, if the General Assembly wanted to make that clear, it could amend the bill. On April 5, 2014, the House Judiciary Committee adopted an amendment to address this issue. This amendment added the [] language regarding seizure and forfeiture, which ultimately was codified at [Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law (2002, 2012 Repl. Vol., 2014 Supp.) ] § 5-601(d)[.j [[Image here]] In light of the foregoing, it is clear that the [ ] General Assembly intended that marijuana remain classified as “contraband,” and that the decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana would not affect existing case law allowing officers to search a vehicle based upon a K-9 alert to the smell of marijuana.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Robinson, Williams & Spriggs v. State

3. “(a) A police officer shall issue a citation to a person who the police officer has probable cause to believe has committed a violation of § 5-601 of this part involving the use or possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana. (b) (1) A violation of § 5-601 of this part involving the use or possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana is a civil offense. (2) Adjudication of a violation under § 5-601 of this part involving the use or possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana: (i) is not a criminal conviction for any purpose; and (ii) does not impose any of the civil disabilities that may result from a criminal conviction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Robinson, Williams & Spriggs v. State