Scott v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The illegality of an arrest, however, is of consequence only as it affects the admission of evidence obtained through a search incident to the arrest. Williams v. State (1973), 261 Ind. 385 , 304 N.E.2d 311 ; Martin v. State (1978), [176] Ind.App., [99] 374 N.E.2d 543 . It has no bearing upon the guilt or innocence of the accused. Martin, supra. The juris diction of a court over the defendant is not terminated by an illegal arrest. Dickens v. State (1970), 254 Ind. 388 , 260 N.E.2d 578 . An invalid arrest does not affect the right of the State to try a case nor does it affect the judgment of conviection. Denson v. State (1975), 263 Ind. 315 , 330 N.E.2d 734 ; Martin, supra. There was no evidence, admitted at trial, which was obtained as a result of the illegal arrests. Their convictions must stand."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Felders v. State · Terpstra v. State

2. “" ... the [trial] court, in essence, declared the Scotts' arrests to be invalid. The illegality of an arrest, however, is of consequence only as it affects the admission of evidence obtained through a search incident to the arrest. Williams v. State (1973), 261 Ind. 385 , 304 N.E.2d 311 ; Martin v. State (1978), Ind.App. [ 176 Ind.App. 99 ] 374 N.E.2d 548 . It has no bearing upon the guilt or innocence of the accused. Martin, supra. The jurisdiction of a court over the defendant is not terminated by an illegal arrest. Dickens v. State (1970), 254 Ind. 388 , 260 N.E.2d 578 . An invalid arrest does not affect the right of the State to try a case nor does it affect the judgment of conviction. Denson v. State (1975), 263 Ind. 315 , 330 N.E.2d 734 ." Id. at 1192.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sewell v. State · State v. Palmer

3. ““ ‘Marijuana’ means any part of the plant genus Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant, including hashish, any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin. It does not include the mature stalks of the plant; fiber produced from the stalks; oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant; any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom); fiber, oil, or cake; or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination.” (Emphasis added.)”

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