State v. Lewis’s Empirical Analysis

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11 state decisions

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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. “' Coolidge, supra, 404 U.S. at 462, 91 S.Ct. at 2036 . A different plurality in Cardwell v. Lewis, 417 U.S. 583 , 94 S.Ct. 2464 , 41 L.Ed.2d 325 (1974), however, approved a warrantless seizure of an automobile for the purpose of inspecting its exterior and tires, and obtaining paint scrapings, emphasizing that the auto, unlike the Coolidge car, `was seized from a public place where access was not meaningfully restricted. 417 U.S. at 593 , 94 S.Ct. at 2470, [ 41 L.Ed.2d 325 .]'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 404 So. 2d 977 - State v. Green · 385 So. 2d 207 - State v. Edsall

2. “"Probable cause to search the auto existed because it was identified by description and license number as the likely get-away car, it led to the apprehension of the defendants and recovery of fruits of the crime, and it contained the robber's mask, plainly visible from the outside, and possibly additional contraband. The automobile was parked in a public place, a city street outside defendant Berry's apartment. It was therefore accessible to anyone who might have a reason to move it or remove evidence from it, including defendant Berry's common-law wife whom the police had no probable cause to arrest and allowed to remain at the apartment. Thus, the officers were faced with exigent circumstances requiring that they elect one of two courses `reasonable under the Fourth Amendment,' Chambers, supra, 399 U.S. at 52 [ 90 S.Ct. at 1981 ,], either immobilize the car until a warrant is obtained or carry out an immediate search without a warrant. Under all of the circumstances, the election of the latter reasonable course by the officers does not require that we invalidate their search."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 387 So. 2d 1103 - State v. Stewart