State v. Morgan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘Reasonable suspicion’ for an investigatory detention is something less than probable cause and must be determined under the facts of each case; the officer must have articulable knowledge of particular facts to reasonably suspect the detained person of criminal activity and thus to justify the infringement of the individual’s right to be free from governmental interference. State v. Williams, 421 So.2d 874 (La.1982); State v. Wiley, 507 So.2d 841 (La.App. 5th Cir.1987).””

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

2. “B. When a law enforcement officer has stopped a person for questioning pursuant to this Article and reasonably suspects that he is in danger, he may frisk the outer clothing of such person for a dangerous weapon. If the law enforcement officer reasonably suspects the person possesses a dangerous weapon, he may search the person.”

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