Jackson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The application for a search warrant shall describe with particularity the persons or places to be searched and the persons or things to be seized, and shall be supported by one (1) or more affidavits or recorded testimony under oath before a judicial officer particularly setting forth the facts and circumstances tending to show that such persons or things are in the places, or the things are in possession of the person, to be searched. If an affidavit or testimony is based in whole or in part on hearsay, the affiant or witness shall set forth particular facts bearing on'the inforfnant’s reliability and shall disclose, as far as practicable, the means by which the information was obtained. An affidavit or testimony is sufficient if it describes circumstances establishing reasonable cause to believe that things subject to seizure will be found in a particular place. Failure of the affidavit' or testimony to establish the veracity and bases of knowledge of persons providing information to the affiant shall not require that the application be denied, if the affidavit or testimony viewed as a whole, provides a substantial basis for a finding of reasonable cause to believe that things subject to seizure will be found in a particular place.”

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

2. “and surveillance video evidence, an appellate court may arguably be in as good a position as the trial court to evaluate certain historical facts, assuming no corresponding authenticity or credibility-related issues need to be addressed. Cf. Scott v. Harris , 550 U.S. 372 , 127 S.Ct. 1769 , 167 L.Ed.2d 686 (2007) (reaching vastly different interpretations from those of the district court and Court of Appeals upon review of”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Harris v. Parrish

3. “In reviewing the denial of a motion to suppress evidence, we conduct a de novo review based on the totality of the circumstances, reviewing findings of historical facts for clear error and determining whether those facts give rise to reasonable suspicion or probable cause, giving due weight to inferences drawn by the circuit court and proper deference to the circuit court's findings.”

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