Ballinger v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority · In re Wright · Indiana Wholesale Wine & Liquor Co. v. State Ex Rel. Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission · Micinski v. State · Citizens National Bank of Evansville v. Foster
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) the consumption of significant amounts of alcohol; (2) impaired attention and reflexes; (8) watery or bloodshot eyes; (4) the odor of alcohol on the breath; (5) unsteady balance; (6) failure of field sobriety tests; [and] (7) slurred speech.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Fields v. State · Curtis v. State“"Intoxicated" means under the influence of: (1) alcohol; (2) a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1); (3) a drug other than alcohol or a controlled substance; (4) a substance described in IC 35-46-6-2 or IC 35-46-6-3; or (5) a combination of substances described in subdivisions (1) through (4); so that there is an impaired condition of thought and action and the loss of normal control of a person's faculties.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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