249 N.C. App. 554 - State v. Reed’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Defendant's nervousness is 'an appropriate factor to consider,' but it must be examined 'in light of the totality of the circumstances' because 'many people do become nervous when [they are] stopped by an officer....'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 259 N.C. App. 650 - State v. Cox · 251 N.C. App. 829 - State v. Downey

2. “[T]he tolerable duration of police inquires in the traffic-stop context is determined by the seizure's 'mission'-to address the traffic violation that warranted the stop, and attend to related safety concerns.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 251 N.C. App. 829 - State v. Downey

3. “This inquiry typically includes checking the driver's license, determining if the driver has any outstanding warrants, inspecting the vehicle's registration and proof of insurance....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 251 N.C. App. 829 - State v. Downey