Stanley v. Webber’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 2 district · 39 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 54 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “probable cause is defined as knowledge of such facts and circumstances to raise the belief in a reasonable mind, acting on those facts and circumstances, that the plaintiff is guilty of the crime of which he is suspected.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Baker v. Elmendorf · Andrews v. Ring

2. “The trial court's judgment is presumed to be correct, and we will not set it aside unless the judgment is plainly wrong or without evidence to support it.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. XSPEDIUS MANAGEMENT v. Stephan

3. “Intent may, and often must, be inferred from the facts and circumstances of the case, including the actions of the accused and any statements made by him.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Carter v. Com.