660 So. 2d 942 - State v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

38 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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Probable cause to arrest exists when the facts and circumstances known to the officer and of which he has reasonably trustworthy information are sufficient to justify a man of ordinary caution in believing the person to be arrested has committed a crime.”

   13 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Anderson · 785 So. 2d 872 - State v. Julian

2. “At the sentencing hearing, the following colloquy occurred: THE COURT: Let the record reflect the State has filed a multiple offender bill of information alleging Michael Walker, also known as Johnnel Marshall, is one and the same person who has a prior felony conviction for the charge of possession of cocaine in November of 1994 in Division C of the 34th Judicial District Court for the parish of St. Bernard. * * * Mr. Walker, you understand what Mr. Blair [the defense attorney] has indicated to me on your behalf, that you are one and the same person who has a previous felony conviction for the charge of possession of cocaine in St. Bernard parish to which you pled guilty in November 1994; is that correct? THE DEFENDANT: Yes, your Honor. THE COURT: Do you understand you do not have to admit that? You have the right to a hearing whereby the State must prove to me that you are, in fact, the same person who has this previous felony conviction. By admitting to this you give up your right to a hearing, and you give up your right to appeal this aspect of your case only. Do you understand that? THE DEFENDANT: Yes, your Honor. THE COURT: Do you understand by law the minimum sentence I must give you is imprisonment for not less than five years; the maximum sentence is imprisonment at hard labor for not more than 20 years by admitting to this. Do you understand that? THE DEFENDANT: Yes. THE COURT: Do you understand by admitting to this you give up other constitutional rights? You give ”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 736 So. 2d 323 - State v. Hannon · 735 So. 2d 837 - State v. Walker

3. “Officer Waguespack testified that when he felt the rock-like substance during the pat-down frisk, he immediately believed the substance to be crack cocaine. The seizure of the cocaine clearly falls within the plain feel exception to the warrant requirement.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Lavigne · 742 So. 2d 735 - State v. Littles