Hough v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
45
cited by 45 later decisions
2
states following
May 2019
most recently cited
45 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Schmerber v. State of California · Delaware v. Prouse · United States v. Sharpe · United States v. Martinez-Fuerte · Cooper 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 45 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[W]here an individual has been involved in a traffic accident resulting in serious injuries or fatalities [ (as in the instant case) ] and the investigating law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the individual was driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, ... the ensuing search is both warranted and constitutional[,]”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage“. . . [A]ny person who operates a motor vehicle upon the highways or elsewhere throughout this state shall be deemed to have given consent, subject to Code Section 40-6-392, to a chemical test or tests of his or her blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substances for the purpose of determining the presence of alcohol or any other drug, if arrested for any offense arising out of acts alleged to have been committed in violation of Code Section 40-6-391. . . . 9”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“[t]he State of Georgia considers that any person who drives or is in actual physical control of any moving vehicle in violation of any provision of [OCGA §] 40-6-391 constitutes a direct and immediate threat to the welfare and safety of the general public. Therefore, any person who operates a motor vehicle upon the highways or elsewhere throughout this state shall be deemed to have given consent, subject to [OCGA §] 40-6-392, to a chemical test or tests of his or her blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substances for the purpose of determining the presence of alcohol or any other drug, if arrested for any offense arising out of acts alleged to have been committed in violation of [OCGA §] 40-6-391 or if such person is involved in any traffic accident resulting in serious injuries or fatalities. [19]”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. In the Interest of R. M. · In Re Rm
How this case has been treated — in progress
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