State v. Musser’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"[A] police officer saw defendant on a walkway behind a shopping center at a time when most of the businesses were closed. The area was one where the officer knew that illegal conduct took place. The officer directed defendant to come speak to him, saying, 'Hey, I need to talk to you.' When defendant continued walking, the officer stated, in a 'more direct, firm tone,' 'Hey, come back here. I need to talk to you.' Defendant complied. *** Here, the police order to defendant to return and talk to the police, rather than to continue in the direction she was heading, clearly indicated to defendant that she had no choice but to respond to the order, bringing her significantly under the control of the police."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 293 Or. App. 293 - State v. Leiby