Ex Parte Brownlee’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[W]hen a police officer arrests without a warrant, and the defendant objects to the introduction of evidence seized as an incident to the arrest, 'the burden is on the State to show that the arrest was lawful' pursuant to § 15-10-3 .”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 565 So. 2d 1233 - Williams v. State · 555 So. 2d 823 - Clark v. State

2. “"(a) An officer may arrest any person without a warrant, on any day and at any time for: ". . . . "(6) When he has actual knowledge that a warrant for the person's arrest for the commission of a felony or misdemeanor has been issued, provided such warrant was issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. However, upon request he shall show the warrant to the arrested person as soon as possible. If the officer does not have the warrant in his possession at the time of the arrest he shall then inform the defendant of the offense charged and the fact that a warrant has been issued."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 555 So. 2d 823 - Clark v. State · 677 So. 2d 1174 - Hutcherson v. State