State v. Johnson’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. “To determine whether reasonable suspicion exists, courts must look at 'the totality of the circumstances' as 'viewed from the standpoint of an objectively reasonable police officer.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 259 N.C. App. 650 - State v. Cox · 262 N.C. App. 466 - State v. Cole

2. “To be sure, when a defendant does in fact commit a traffic violation, it is constitutional for the police to pull the defendant over.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 266 N.C. App. 106 - State v. Cabbagestalk · 259 N.C. App. 891 - State v. Sutton

3. “must be able to point to specific and articulable facts”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Bullock · State v. Wilson