Culver v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In this case we have only bits and pieces of evidence tending to show probable cause, with no one bit or piece being conclusive. This was also true in Gates and in Upton, supra, a case in which the Court further construed Gates. As the Court pointed out in those instances, it was not a single piece of information that proved decisive, but the way m which the pieces fitted together that made for a showing of probable cause_ As the court stated m Upton, supra: “Although in a particular case it may not be easy to determine when an affidavit demonstrates the existence of probable cause, the resolution of doubtful or mar-gmal cases M this area should be largely determined by the preference to be accorded to warrants.” Id., 466 U.S. at 734, 104 S.Ct. at 2089 (quoting United States v. Ventresca (1965), 380 U.S. 102, 109 , 85 S.Ct. 741, 746 , 13 L.Ed.2d 684 ).”

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

2. “Officer Lawson stated that he observed what appeared to be drug trafficking from the sight of a Mgh volume of persons entering the dwelling and leaving after a brief period of time. This activity might appear to be innocent to some. But, when seen through the eyes of those who are trained in enforcing the law, certain conduct and activities take on significance that the unexperienced person might over-look_ Officer Lawson’s deduction Cul-ver was selling drugs from Ms apartment could be made from the tip which he then corroborated by observing activity at Cul-ver’s dwellmg which Mdicated to him drag activity, [footnote omitted]”

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