Eaddy v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[D]e novo review is limited to the trial court's decision based on historical facts reviewed under the substantial evidence and clearly erroneous standards.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vanessa Lynn Page v. State of Mississippi · John Norman Cole v. State of Mississippi

2. “either the officers' 'personal observation' or an informant's tip.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. John Norman Cole v. State of Mississippi · Trevontae Johnson v. State of Mississippi

3. “[p]olice officers may detain a person for a brief, investigatory stop consistent with the Fourth Amendment when the officers have 'reasonable suspicion, grounded in specific and articulable facts[,]' [which] allows the officers to conclude the suspect is wanted in connection with criminal behavior.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vanessa Lynn Page v. State of Mississippi · John Norman Cole v. State of Mississippi