State v. Morgan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

29 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““This argument [that suppression is the proper remedy for a violation of an analogous professional conduct rule] rests upon a basic misconception of the Code of Professional Responsibility. The provisions of the code are not constitutional or statutory rights guaranteed to individual persons. They are instead self-imposed internal regulations prescribing the standards of conduct for members of the bar. Although it is true that the principal purpose of many provisions is the protection of the public, the remedy for a violation has traditionally been internal bar disciplinary actions against the offending attorney. The sanctions available are by no means trivial. The attorney faces permanent disbarment. In these respects the provisions of the code are no different from the provisions found in the codes of conduct for other professions, such as medicine or architecture. They are all self-governing in-house regulations. The admissibility of evidence in a court of law, on the other hand, is normally determined by reference to relevant constitutional and statutory provisions, applicable court rules and pertinent common-law doctrines. Codes of professional conduct play no part in such decisions.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Decker · 2004 WI App 141 - State v. Maloney

2. ““Probable cause for arrest without a warrant depends upon the probabilities arising from known facts and circumstances and exists when the practical considerations of everyday life would lead a reasonable and prudent officer to believe a felony has been or is being committed.” State v. Brocato, 222 Kan. 201, 203 , 563 P.2d 470 (1977).”

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

3. ““The standard of review on appeal for determining whether evidence is sufficient to support a conviction is whether the evidence when viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution convinces the appellate court that a rational factfinder could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 8 Kan. App. 2d 659 - State v. Rose