State v. Meadows’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 88 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 90 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In Miranda , the majority opinion, delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Warren, states that the constitutional issue decided ‘is the admissibility of statements obtained from a defendant questioned while in custody or otherwise deprived of his freedom of action in any significant way.’ Repeatedly, reference is made to ‘custodial interrogation.’ Thus, the opinion states: ‘(T)he prosecution may not use statements, whether exculpatory or inculpa-tory, stemming from custodial interrogation of the defendant unless it demonstrates the use of procedural safeguards effective to secure the privilege against self-incrimination. By custodial interrogation, we mean questioning initiated by law enforcement officers after a person has been taken into custody or otherwise deprived of his freedom of action in any significant way.’ The opinion stated further: ‘Our decision is not intended to hamper the traditional function of police officers in investigating crime. See Escobedo v. Illinois, 378 U.S. 478, 492 , 12 L. Ed. 2d 977, 986 , 84 S. Ct. 1758 . . . . Such investigation may include inquiry of persons not under restraint. General on-the-scene questioning as to facts surrounding a crime or other general questioning of citizens in the fact-finding process is not affected by our holding. It is an act of responsible citizenship for individuals to give whatever information they may have to aid in law enforcement. In such situations the compelling atmosphere inherent in the process of in-custody int”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hipps · State v. Alston

2. ““A general investigation by police officers, when called to the scene of a shooting, automobile collision, or other occurrence calling for police investigation, including the questioning of those present, is a far cry from the ‘in-custody interrogation’ condemned in Miranda. Here, nothing occurred that could be considered an ‘incommunicado interrogation of individuals in a police-dominated atmosphere.’ . . .””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hipps · State v. Pruitt

3. “I didn't know what happened. When I got there—I asked him what happened and that's when he told me.”

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