United States v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis
449 F.3d 741 · 2006
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 1 district · 8 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Anderson v. City of Bessemer City · Payton v. New York · Mincey v. Arizona · Welsh v. Wisconsin · Arizona v. Hicks
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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[p]robable cause is defined as reasonable grounds for belief, supported by less than prima facie proof but more than mere suspicion. Under this "flexible, common-sense standard," the establishment of probable cause requires only a probability or substantial chance of criminal activity, not an actual showing of such activity. However, the "mere possibility" that a crime could be occurring within a home is not sufficient to justify a warrantless search; the police must have an objectively reasonable basis for their belief that a crime is being committed. Likewise, mere speculation that a crime could be occurring is insufficient to establish probable cause.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. PBP v. State · P.B.P. v. State“the scope of the intrusion must be circumscribed by the exigencies that justified the warrantless search.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. PBP v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.