265 So. 2d 695 - Earman v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1972
Citation profile
38 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 38 later decisions — most recently September 2001 · most notably 803 So. 2d 598 - Connor v. State (2001), 379 So. 2d 643 - Norman v. State (1980)
38 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Benefield v. State · State v. Clarke · 211 So. 2d 79 - Urquhart v. State · Earman 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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"* * * Once Earman challenged his arrest, the burden of proving its validity as a predicate for the lawful admission for the seized marijuana in evidence, was upon the State. * * *" (at page 697)”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) where the person within already knows of the officer's authority and purpose; (2) where the officers are justified in the belief that the persons within are in imminent peril of bodily harm; (3) if the officer's peril would have been increased had he demanded entrance and stated the purpose, or (4) where those within made aware of the presence of someone outside are then engaged in activities which justify the officers in the belief that an escape or destruction of evidence is being attempted. Time and experience will no doubt suggest exceptions... .”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“an arrest either by a warrant or when authorized to make an arrest for a felony without a warrant, ...”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.