Crider v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The task of the issuing magistrate is simply to make a practical, commonsense decision whether, given all the circumstances set forth in the affidavit, including the “veracity” and “basis of knowledge” of persons supplying hearsay information, there is a fair probability that contraband or evidence of a crime will be found in a particular place.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Thomas Lloyd Taunton v. State · State of Texas v. James Allen Huddleston

2. “(1) the type of crime[—]shorLterm intoxication versus long-term criminal enterprises or conspiracyt—](2) the suspect—“nomadic” traveler, “entrenched” resident, or established ongoing businessman—](3) the item to be seized— “perishable and easily transferred” (evanescent alcohol, a single marijuana cigarette) or of “enduring utility to its holder” (a bank vault filled with deeds, a “meth lab,” or a graveyard corpse)[—]and (4) the place to be searched—a “mere criminal forum of convenience or secure operational base.””

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