Calhoun v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1972
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
August 1985
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Marshall v. United States · Walker v. Beto · Miller v. State · Lewis v. State · Maddox v. State
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"We find no error in the admission of the pistol. The testimony clearly reflects that the arrest was not made until after the pistol had been dropped and recovered. Further, the subsequent arrest was legal and the pistol was not recovered as a result of a search incident to an arrest. The appellant had dropped the pistol to the ground in plain view of the officers and it was not obtained as a result of a search...."”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Matter of AAA · In re A. A. A.
How this case has been treated — in progress
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