573 So. 2d 1233 - State v. Smith’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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A. A law enforcement officer may stop a person in a public place whom he reasonably suspects is committing, has committed, or is about to commit an offense and may demand of him his name, address, and an explanation of his actions.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Davis · State v. Benjamin

2. “Reasonable cause for an investigatory stop is something less than probable cause for arrest and must be determined under the facts of each case. The issue is whether the officers had sufficient knowledge of facts and circumstances to justify an infringement on the individual’s right to be free from government interference. The right to make an investigatory stop must be based upon reasonable cause to believe that the suspect has been, is, or is about to be engaged in criminal activity. The detaining officer must have knowledge of specific, articu-lable facts which reasonably warrant the stop. The totality of the circumstances must be considered in determining whether reasonable cause exists.”

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

3. “if ... property is abandoned without any prior unlawful intrusion into a citizen's right to be free from government interference, then such property may be lawfully seized. In such cases, there is no expectation of privacy and thus no violation of a person's custodial rights.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 621 So. 2d 890 - State v. Britton