Bishop v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “" '[A]n informant's "veracity," "reliability," and "basis of knowledge" are all highly relevant in determining the value of his report' and are 'relevant considerations in the totality-of-the-circumstances analysis that traditionally has guided probable-cause determinations: a deficiency in one may be compensated for, in determining the overall reliability of a tip, by a strong showing as to the other, or by some other indicia of reliability.' "”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 539 So. 2d 1110 - Benoist v. State · 549 So. 2d 119 - Perry v. State

2. “applying the totality-of-the-circumstances analysis outlined above have consistently recognized the value of corroboration of details of an informant's tip by indipendent police work.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 539 So. 2d 1110 - Benoist v. State · 621 So. 2d 364 - Franklin v. State

3. “"When considered alone, the informant's tip, . . . does not furnish the probable cause necessary to obtain a search warrant. We do not know how or when the informant obtained his knowledge. We do not know that the informant is credible or his information reliable."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 534 So. 2d 1132 - Hyde v. State