State v. Larson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]he reasonableness of seizures that are less intrusive than a traditional arrest * * * depends “ ‘on a balance between the public interest and the individual’s right to personal security free from arbitrary interference by law officers.’ ” * * * Consideration of the constitutionality of such seizures involves a weighing of the gravity of the public concerns served by the seizure, the degree to which the seizure advances the public interest, and the severity of the interference with individual liberty.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gray v. Commissioner of Public Safety

2. “Here, there was no evidence presented that the checkpoint was authorized, or the location selected, by an officer higher than Trooper Sticha’s immediate field supervisor, a sergeant.”

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