State v. Walker’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

39 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 39 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “" ' "When reviewing a motion to suppress evidence, this court reviews the factual underpinnings of a district court’s decision for substantial competent evidence and the ultimate legal conclusion drawn from those facts de novo. The ultimate determination of the suppression of evidence is a legal question requiring independent appellate review. [Citation omitted.] The State bears tire burden to demonstrate that a challenged search or seizure was lawful.” ’ [Citations omitted.]” McGinnis, 290 Kan. at 551 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Reiss

2. “'based on the totality of the circumstances ... viewed in terms as understood by those versed in the field of law enforcement. ... [W]e judge the officer's conduct in light of common sense and ordinary human experience'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Hai That Ton

3. “'at least a minimal level of objective justification .... [A]n inchoate and unparticularized suspicion or hunch of criminal activity'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Hai That Ton