State v. Jackson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he standard of review in evaluating the denial of a motion to suppress is whether competent evidence supports the trial court's findings of fact and whether the findings of fact support the conclusions of law.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Riggsbee · State v. Bell

2. “the United States Supreme Court has long held that the Fourth Amendment permits a police officer to conduct a brief investigatory stop of an individual based on reasonable suspicion that the individual is engaged in criminal activity.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 257 N.C. App. 370 - State v. Thompson

3. “This same standard-reasonable suspicion-applies under the North Carolina Constitution.”

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