State v. Swift’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

77 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 80 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"On motion to suppress evidence, the trial judge sits as the trior of the facts, hears the evidence, and his findings based upon conflicting evidence are analogous to the verdict of a jury and should not be disturbed by a reviewing court if there is any evidence to support it. West v. West, [supra].””

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 262 Ga. App. 712 - Evans v. State · 133 Ga. App. 45 - Anderson v. State

2. ““It has been held that police officials may set up highway roadblocks for the purpose of requiring motorists to display their driver’s license, and that such a practice does not invade their right to use the public ways free from unreasonable and unwarranted interception. Nor does such a practice constitute an unlawful arrest or restraint or an illegal search contrary to the United States Constitution.” [Cit.] “The [S]tate can practice preventative therapy by reason able road checks to ascertain whether man and machine meet the legislative determination of fitness . . . .” [Cits.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. LaFontaine v. State

3. “[W]here there is a conflict in the evidence on the motion to suppress, the ruling of the trial court will be upheld where there is any evidence to authorize a finding in support of his order.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 178 Ga. App. 96 - State v. Peacock