542 So. 2d 955 - Pearson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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

1. “"`The officer's action in looking through the car window and observing what was in plain view was not a search,' Pearson v. State , 542 So.2d 955 , 956 (Ala.Cr.App. 1989), and the seizure of the [marijuana] without a warrant was lawful under the plain view doctrine. Coolidge v. New Hampshire , 403 U.S. 443 , 91 S.Ct. 2022 , 29 L.Ed.2d 564 (1971)."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 624 So. 2d 684 - Christmas v. State · 784 So. 2d 373 - Johnson v. State

2. “"The facts constituting that probable cause are the suspicious conduct of the passengers of the Camaro, the location of the Camaro in an area where it was not uncommon for patrons of a bar to sit in their cars and drink, the defendant's suspicious conduct in attempting to conceal the film container, the presence of the rolling papers, and the agent's personal knowledge that both film containers and rolling papers were commonly associated with the possession and use of controlled substances."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 667 So. 2d 1339 - Ex Parte Tucker

3. “" 'The Supreme Court has made it clear that the expertise and experience of the officer are to be taken into account in applying the Fourth Amendment probable cause test.' . . . '[T]he officer is entitled to assess the facts in light of his experience.' "”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 624 So. 2d 684 - Christmas v. State