42 Ark. App. 242 - Ramey v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(c) Except as hereafter provided, the search warrant shall provide that it be executed between the hours of six a.m. and eight p.m. and within a reasonable time, not to exceed sixty (60) days. Upon a finding by the issuing judicial officer of reasonable cause to believe that: (i)the place to be searched is difficult of speedy access; or (ii) the objects to be seized are in danger of imminent removal; or (iii) the warrant can only be safely or successfully executed at nighttime or under circumstances the occurrence of which is difficult to predict with accuracy; the issuing judicial officer may, by appropriate provision in the warrant, authorize its execution at any time, day or night, and within a reasonable time not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of issuance.”

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

2. “Neither the affidavit nor the sworn testimony set out facts showing reasonable cause for the issuing judge to have found that any of the required circumstances had been met for a nighttime search. A conclusory statement was made that the drugs to be seized were in danger of imminent removal, but no facts were stated to support this conclusion. The officers merely described the sales that had been observed thus far. We therefore hold that it was error for the nighttime search warrant to have been issued.”

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

3. “permits” in this context in an ordinary and commonsense manner to mean allowing by express or tacit consent, or by a failure to take steps to hinder or prevent when such steps are available. 9 .In reviewing a claim of insufficient evidence, we must consider the evidence and the inferences to be drawn from it in the light most favorable to the state and determine if”

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