State v. Geraci’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A. A law enforcement officer may stop a person in a public place whom he reasonably suspects is committing, has committed, or is about to commit an offense and may demand of him his name, address, and an explanation of his actions. B. When a law enforcement officer has stopped a person for questioning pursuant to this Article and reasonably suspects that he is in danger, he may frisk the outer clothing of such person for a dangerous weapon. If the law enforcement officer reasonably suspects the person possesses a dangerous weapon, he may search the person. C. If the law enforcement officer finds a dangerous weapon, he may take and keep it until the completion of the questioning, at which time he shall either return it, if lawfully possessed, or arrest such person.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 550 So. 2d 963 - State v. Darby

2. “All aspects of the informant’s tip turned out to be correct and all were corroborated by the officers. The observations and additional investigation of the officers further corroborated the confidential informant’s tip and provided enough additional facts for this court to conclude that probable cause for arrest existed under the test of “totality of the circumstances” even considering the restrictive view imposed by the Louisiana Supreme Court [in Raheem, supra, and in State v. Ruffin, 448 So.2d 1274 (La.1984)].”

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

3. “indicate[d] an intent to effect an extended restraint on [her] liberty.”

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