40 Kan. App. 2d 216 - State v. Morlock’s Empirical Analysis

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8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The Kansas Supreme Court states that ‘a court may find that the poisonous taint of an unlawful search or seizure has dissipated because the connection between the unlawful law enforcement conduct and the challenged evidence became attenuated.’ State v. Martin, 285 Kan. 994 , Syl. ¶ 3, 179 P.3d 457 (2008). We examine ‘the causal chain between unlawful conduct and the acquisition of evidence.’ 285 Kan. 994 , Syl. ¶ 4. Three factors are commonly used to judge attenuation: (1) the time elapsed between the illegal conduct and acquisition of the evidence; (2) the presence of intervening circumstances; and (3) the ‘purpose and flagrancy of the official misconduct. [Citation omitted.]” State v. Morlock, 40 Kan. App. 2d 216, 265 , 190 P.3d 1002 (2008), rev. granted 287 Kan. 768 (2009).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 41 Kan. App. 2d 1052 - State v. Ulrey

2. “[The seizure of a passenger for identification and a records check constitutes an unreasonable detention, in the absence of reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Bowles

3. “were not reasonably related to the seope of the traffic stop and were designed solely to uncover suspicious activity,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Bowles