Fowler v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Q: So nothing was dangerous about moving over that line? A: No vehicles were almost struck, so no. [[Image here]] Q: Okay. Did the vehicle commit any other traffic violations other than crossing that line one time? A: No. Q: Did you observe any incident that came close to causing an accident or was unsafe, in any manner, in that regard? A: No.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Scardino v. State

2. “(a) An operator on a roadway divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic: (1) shall drive as nearly as practical entirely within a single lane; and (2) may not move from the lane unless that movement can be made safely.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Scardino v. State