Stone v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) the proximity of the consent to the [illegal entry;] (2) whether the [illegal entry] brought about police observation of the particular object which they sought consent to search[;] (3) whether the illegal [entry] was `flagrant police misconduct'[;] (4) whether the consent was volunteered rather than requested by the detaining officers[;] (5) whether the [resident] was made fully aware of the fact that he could decline to consent and thus prevent an immediate search of the . . . residence[;] and (6) whether the police purpose underlying the illegality was to obtain the consent.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Turrubiate v. State · Cooksey v. State

2. “apartment occupants must have been aware of the officers' presence before it can be said that knowledge of the officers' presence somehow influenced the occupants' actions”

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

3. “prove by clear and convincing evidence that the taint inherent in the illegality had dissipated by the time consent is given.”

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