Graves v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

40 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 41 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “burden is on the defendant to show impaired consent or some diminished capacity.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Irby v. State · Gazaway v. State

2. “[Wjhether the circumstances were coercive, occurred while in the custody of law enforcement or occurred in the course of a station house investigation. The court must also look to the individual’s maturity, impressionability, experience and education. Further, the court should consider whether the person was excited, under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or mentally incompetent. If the consent occurred while the defendant was being generally cooperative, the consent is more likely to be voluntary ....”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 173 So. 3d 907 - Ryan Nicholas O'Donnell v. State of Mississippi · 933 So. 2d 910 - Moore v. State

3. “[t]he people shall be secure in their persons, houses, and possessions, from unreasonable seizure or search; and no warrant shall be issued without probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, specially designating the place to be searched and the person or thing to be seized.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 866 So. 2d 422 - State v. Woods · 773 So. 2d 338 - Logan v. State