State v. Roth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The likelihood that criminal activity is of a continuing nature rather than singular in occurrence depends upon the facts and circumstances of each case.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Wielgus · State v. Weiker

2. “The Aguilar test requires a showing of the underlying circumstances from which it can be determined that the informant knows whereof he speaks and a showing that the informant is a person who can be believed. As the Wisconsin Supreme Court has stated, ‘Both prongs of the Aguilar test stated above go to the informant’s reliability; the first to his informational reliability or credibility, and the second to his observational reliability.’ Rainey v. State, 74 Wis.2d 189, 197 , 246 N.W.2d 529, 532 . 269 N.W.2d at 811 .”

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

3. “In other words, the facts were such that a reasonably discreet and prudent man would be led to believe that the apartment contained unlawful drugs. By its nature, traffic in illegal drugs is ordinarily a regenerating activity, and there was clear indication here that the activity was continual, a course of conduct regularly followed over a protracted time. 281 Md. at 321 , 379 A.2d at 170 .”

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