Hynes v. the State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he case law interpreting implied consent laws demonstrates that the judiciary overwhelmingly sanctions the use of civil penalties and evidentiary consequences against DUI suspects who refuse to comply.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. MACMASTER v. the STATE. · Cherry v. State

2. “any 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 or if such person is involved in any traffic accident resulting in serious injuries or fatalities.”

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

3. “many drivers stopped on suspicion of drunk driving would not submit to testing if given the option.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Shannon Rajda / State v. Albert Lee Lape, Jr.