245 N.J. Super. 75 - State v. Hester’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 18 state decisions

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

1. “We would be hard pressed to conclude that it was reasonable police procedure to lead a motorist to believe that a lawful turn was a viable alternative to stopping at the checkpoint and then, in the absence of some other independent basis for slopping the vehicle or a reasonable suspicion that it was attempting to evade the roadblock, engage a police vehicle in pursuit of that motorist. [Ibid, (citing Delaware v. Prouse, 440 U.S. 648, 661 , 99 S.Ct. 1391, 1400 , 59 L.Ed.2d 660, 672 (1979); State v. Goetaski, 209 N.J.Super. 362 , 507 A.2d 751 (App-Div.), certif. denied, 104 N.J. 458 , 517 A.2d 443 (1986)).]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 373 N.J. Super. 84 - State v. Badessa

2. “[c]ommon sense draws one to the conclusion that permitting motorists to choose whether they desire to cooperate with a checkpoint will reduce its effectiveness, detract from its deterrent effect, and, on occasion, create safety hazards.”

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

3. “what notice was given to motorists of the presence or purpose of the roadblock”

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