Dearing v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
14
cited by 14 later decisions
1
states following
November 2016
most recently cited
14 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State of Ga. v. Alford · Rojas v. State · 235 Ga. App. 381 - Watson v. State · 220 Ga. App. 559 - Jarrett v. State · 223 Ga. App. 323 - Howard v. State
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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The intent of the General Assembly when it enacted OCGA § 16-13-49 was twofold: to protect the interest of innocent property owners and to provide for prompt disposition of contraband property.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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