564 So. 2d 1235 - State v. Bell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. “933.09 Officer may break open door, etc., to execute warrant. — The officer may break open any outer door, inner door or window of a house, or any part of a house or anything therein, to execute the warrant, if after due notice of his authority and purpose he is refused admittance to said house or access to anything therein.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 630 So. 2d 1048 - State v. Bamber · 614 So. 2d 564 - State v. Delasierra

2. “Experience tells police officers that cocaine is marketed to the consumer trade in quantities which are readily disposable in sinks or toilets. Experience also teaches that attempts are made to destroy evidence in a great majority of drug-related arrests.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 614 So. 2d 564 - State v. Delasierra

3. “are then engaged in activities which justify the officers in the belief that an escape or destruction of evidence is being attempted.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 614 So. 2d 564 - State v. Delasierra