In Re Winkle’s Empirical Analysis
1964
Citation profile
9 federal appellate · 6 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 20 later decisions — most recently March 1980
9 federal appellate · 6 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The facts and conflicting statements of petitioner and his associate were completely inconsistent and irreconcilable with those of innocent travelers on the highway. These facts would not only justify a law-enforcing officer who was reasonably discreet and prudent to conduct the search that uncovered the nitroglycerin, detonator caps, and a complete set of burglar tools, plus a concealed weapon, but were of such a nature that any failure to conduct the investigation, such as the troopers conducted in this case, would have constituted action that would justify reprimand for failure to carry out their duty. 372 Mich. at 303 , 125 N.W.2d at 881 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Winkle v. Kropp“"The person, houses, papers and possessions of every person shall be secure from unreasonable searches and seizures. No warrant to search any place or to seize any person or things shall issue without describing them, nor without probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to bar from evidence in any criminal proceeding any narcotic drug, firearm, bomb, explosive or any other dangerous weapon, seized by a peace officer outside the curtilage of any dwelling house in this state." Mich.Const.1963, Art. 1, § 11, M.C.L.A.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Caver v. Kropp“For the reasons stated in the first portion of Mr. Justice Kelly's opinion, holding that the search and seizure were not unreasonable or unlawful for the reason that they were based upon probable cause on the part of the officers to believe that there was in the automobile, or might be, evidence that a crime had been, or was being committed, I concur * * *. 372 Mich. at 326 , 125 N.W.2d at 892 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.g. Winkle v. Kropp
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.