State v. Ponder’s Empirical Analysis

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6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"[A] seizure does not occur simply because a police officer approaches an individual and asks a few questions." Florida v. Bostick, 501 U.S. 429 , 111 S.Ct. 2382 , 115 L.Ed.2d 389 (1991). So long as a reasonable person would feel free to disregard the police and go about his business, the encounter is consensual and no reasonable suspicion is required. Florida v. Bostick, supra . . . . . Police officers do not need probable cause or reasonable suspicion each time they attempt to converse with a citizen. The mere fact that the police approach a citizen and address him does not compel the citizen to respond to inquiries or comply with their requests; legally nothing prevents his choosing not to answer and walking away. State v. Neyrey, 383 So.2d 1222 (La.1979); State v. Desormeaux, 569 So.2d 283 (La.App. 2 Cir.1990).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 821 So. 2d 79 - State v. Hill

2. “[A] seizure does not occur simply because a police officer approaches an individual and asks a few questions.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 821 So. 2d 79 - State v. Hill