People v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “fact that defendant was 'looking at houses' [was an insufficient basis for a stop] because 'there is little else to look at in a residential neighborhood, and there is no other testimony suggesting that his behavior was furtive or his movements unusual.' " 568 So.2d at 424 (Emphasis added.) Harris suggests that if there had been testimony that the defendant's behavior was "furtive”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 667 So. 2d 1339 - Ex Parte Tucker · 568 So. 2d 421 - Harris v. State