Spence v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
11
cited by 11 later decisions
4
states following
December 1998
most recently cited
11 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 454 So. 2d 739 - Carter v. State · 469 So. 2d 826 - GJP v. State · State v. Hunt · 477 So. 2d 658 - State v. Smith
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The trooper did not testify that he had any concern for his safety upon approaching the vehicle. His intent was simply to see what, if anything, the occupants were hiding under the seat. This was mere curiosity not based on any articulable facts, (emphasis added)”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Brewer v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.