Lee v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

70 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 71 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The standard for determining the admissibility of confessions is the preponderance of evidence. To determine whether the state has proven that a confession was made voluntarily, the trial court must consider the totality of the circumstances. Unless clearly erroneous, a trial court's findings as to factual determinations and credibility relating to the admissibility of a confession will be upheld on appeal.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bell v. State · 253 Ga. App. 699 - Cortez v. State

2. ““Flight in connection with other circumstances may be sufficient probable cause to uphold a warrantless arrest or search (cit.); certainly these circumstances gave rise to an articulable suspicion that a criminal act may have been occurring so as to authorize a brief investigatory stop.” [Cits.]”

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

3. “It is well-settled that a defendant commits a robbery if he kills the victim first and then takes the victim's property.”

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