People v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

54 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 54 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"[Rljeliability is the linchpin in determining the admissibility of identification testimony The factors to be considered are ... the opportunity of the witness to view the criminal at the time of the crime, the witness' degree of attention, the accuracy of his prior description of the criminal, the level of certainty demonstrated at the confrontation, and the time between the crime and the confrontation. Against these factors is to be weighed the corrupting effect of the suggestive identification itself."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Alvarez v. People · People v. Gonzales

2. ““The Fourth Amendment does not require a policeman who lacks the precise level of information necessary for probable cause to arrest to simply shrug his shoulders and allow a crime to occur or a criminal to escape. On the contrary, Terry recognizes that it may be essence of good police work to adopt an intermediate response.” Adams v. Williams, 407 U.S. 143, 145 , 92 S.Ct. 1921, 1922 , 32 L.Ed.2d 612 (1971).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Mascarenas

3. “'fosters the . desirable objectives of fresh, accurate identification which in some instances may lead to the immediate release of an innocent suspect and at the same time enable the police to resume the search for the fleeing culprit while the trail is fresh.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Martinez