351 So. 2d 434 - State v. Herbert’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

33 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 33 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"A warrantless arrest, no less than an arrest pursuant to a validly issued warrant, must be based on probable cause. [citations omitted] Probable cause exists when facts and circumstances within the arresting officer's knowledge and of which he has reasonable and trustworthy information are sufficient to justify a man of average caution in the belief that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing an offense. [citations omitted] While the officer need not have sufficient proof to convict, mere suspicion is not enough to justify an arrest. [citations omitted] "LaFave, `Street Encounters' and the Constitution: Terry, Sibron, Peters and Beyond, 67 Mich.L.Rev. 40, 73-74 (1968) observes:”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Scott · State v. Scott

2. “"Any person adversely affected by a search or seizure conducted in violation of this Section shall have standing to raise its illegality in the appropriate court."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 408 So. 2d 903 - State v. Barrett · 359 So. 2d 931 - State v. Boyd

3. “"Furtive actions and flight at the approach of law officers may indeed be proper factors in the decision to make an arrest— if `coupled with specific knowledge on the part of the officer relating the suspect to the evidence of crime.' Peters v. New York, 392 U.S. 40, 66 , 88 S.Ct. 1889, 1904 [ 20 L.Ed.2d 917 ] (1968)."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 404 So. 2d 1210 - State v. Cook