State v. Haynie’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

41 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 41 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"A warrant of arrest may be issued by any magistrate, and, except where a summons is issued under Article 209, shall be issued when: (1) The person making the complaint executes an affidavit specifying, to his best knowledge and belief, the nature, date, and place of the offense, and the name and surname of the offender if known, and of the person injured if there be any; and (2) The magistrate has probable cause to believe that an offense was committed and that the person against whom the complaint was made committed it."”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Keno · 404 So. 2d 1210 - State v. Cook

2. ““The magistrate who issues the warrant must be supplied with facts and circumstances which would reflect probable cause for the issuance of the arrest warrant. The statute cited above does not require that such be incorporated into the affidavit, but may be supplied verbally to the magistrate. If such information reflects the necessary probable cause, the magistrate is authorized to issue the arrest warrant.””

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

3. “when the facts and circumstances within the arresting officer's knowledge and of which he has reasonable and trustworthy information are sufficient to justify a man of average caution in the belief that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing an offense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 424 So. 2d 214 - State v. Serrato