State v. Evans’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 47 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 48 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"We have defined an arrest in general terms as the detention of a known or suspected offender for the purpose of prosecuting him for a crime. An arrest is effected (1) when the arrestee is physically restrained or (2) when the arrestee is told of the arrest and submits. In sum, `an arrest is the taking, seizing or detaining of the person of another, interalia, by any act that indicates an intention to take him into custody and that subjects him to the actual control and will of the person making the arrest.'"”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wilkes v. State · Wilkes v. State

2. ““We have defined an arrest in general terms as the detention of known or suspected offender for the purpose of prosecuting him for a crime.” (Italics and citations omitted).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Williams v. State · Belote v. State

3. “In June of 1994, Officer Kenneth Rowell was involved with other members of the Baltimore City Police Department Violent Crimes Task Force in an undercover operation known as “Operation Mid-East.” The goal of Operation Mid-East was to identify and combat street-level drug transactions. In accordance with that goal, once the police had probable cause to believe a suspect was engaged in an illegal drug transaction, that suspect was not taken to the police station and processed. Instead, the police detained the suspect, ascertained the suspect’s identity and address, performed an outstanding warrant check, conducted a search of the suspect’s person, seized any drugs or currency, and, finally, released the suspect. The Baltimore City Police employed this procedure to protect the integrity of the ongoing undercover operation, later conducting a “mass sweep” of arrests of the suspects once the operation had concluded. At 7:45 p.m. on June 9, 1994, Officer Rowell was involved in Operation Mid-East in the vicinity of Monument and Port Streets in Baltimore City. Officer Rowell had been outfitted with a “Kel Set,” or body wire. Although the record is not clear as to who approached whom, at that time a conversation took place between Officer Rowell and Respondent Dwight. Evans. Rowell testified that he asked Evans if he was working and, if so, what Evans had. According to Officer Rowell, Evans responded that he had “dimes of coke.” Rowell requested a dime. Officer Rowell then accompanied”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 151 Md. App. 365 - Evans v. State