State v. Zimmerman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[The] determination of consent to enter must “be judged against an objective standard: would the facts available to the officer at the moment ... ‘warrant a man of reasonable caution in the belief ” that the consenting party had authority over the premises? Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 21-22 , 88 S.Ct. 1868, 1880 , 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968). If not, then war-rantless entry without further inquiry is unlawful unless authority actually exists. But if so, the search is valid.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 217 Wis. 2d 531 - State v. Kieffer · State v. Huether

2. ““A trial court’s findings of fact in preliminary proceedings of a criminal case will not be reversed if, after conflicts in the testimony are resolved in favor of affir-mance, there is sufficient competent evidence fairly capable of supporting the trial court’s findings, and the decision is not contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence.... We evaluate the evidence presented to see, based on the standard of review, if it supports the findings of fact.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Sabinash · State v. Glaesman

3. “Common authority is not restricted to a single residence or dwelling. If the third party has control over or joint access to any property, common authority exists.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 217 Wis. 2d 531 - State v. Kieffer