State v. Bagley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

46 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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““While U. S. Const. Amend. IV provides that the warrant must particularly describe the things to be seized, it is nevertheless well established that, given a lawful search, some things may be seized in connection therewith that are not described in the warrant. [Citations omitted.] “It will be noted that many of these decisions permit the introduction of evidence other than that for which the officers were searching, on the ground that the other evidence was contraband. The court below correctly ruled that it is proper to seize items not mentioned in the search warrant, especially where such items are stolen property or contraband.””

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

2. “Subdivision 1. Any person who receives, buys or conceals any stolen property or property obtained by robbery, knowing the same to be stolen or obtained by robbery, may be sentenced as follows: (1) If the value of the property received, bought or concealed is $100 or more, to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both;”

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

3. “[i]t is well established that unexplained possession of stolen property within a reasonable time after a burglary or theft will in and of itself be sufficient to sustain a conviction.”

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