Evans v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the facts in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, giving it the benefit of any reasonable inferences. This standard requires us to give due weight to inferences drawn from those facts by resident judges and local law enforcement officers.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Curley v. Commonwealth · Commonwealth v. White

2. “[T]he proper inquiry focuses on what an objective officer could reasonably believe.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Curley v. Commonwealth · Kim v. Commonwealth

3. “confirms that the Fourth Amendment does not demand all possible precision.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Curley v. Commonwealth · Kim v. Commonwealth