State v. Goehring’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We have no way of knowing whether [the] procedures allow the officers no discretion, some discretion, or total discretion in deciding which vehicles are flagged over and checked. Without knowing what these procedures are ... we can hardly rule that [the] procedures are in conformity with the constitution and the principles of Prouse.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Everson · State v. Wetzel

2. ““The roadblock stop for all traffic is given as an example. I necessarily assume that the Court’s reservation also includes other not purely random stops (such as every 10th car to pass a given point) that equate with, but are less intrusive than, a 100% roadblock stop.” [Emphasis added.] Prouse, supra, 440 U.S. at 664 , 99 S.Ct. at 1401 , 59 L.Ed.2d at 674 .”

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

3. “for spot checks that involve less intrusion or that do not involve the unconstrained exercise of discretion. Questioning of all oncoming traffic at roadblock-type stops is one possible alternative.”

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