Commonwealth v. Daniel’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

28 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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “officer's actions in allowing the occupants to move the vehicle without first removing the knife from the dashboard suggest[ed] that the defendants' movements and actions, viewed by a trained officer on the scene, did not create a heightened awareness of danger”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 94 Mass. App. Ct. 635 - Commonwealth v. Darosa

2. “'in light of the legislative purpose to protect * the public from drivers whose judgment, alertness, and ability to respond promptly and effectively to unexpected emergencies are diminished because of the consumption of alcohol' or drugs.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Davis

3. “'must be confined to the area from which the suspect might gain possession of a weapon,' either because he is still within the vehicle or because he is likely to return to the vehicle at the conclusion of the officer's inquiry.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Manha