719 So. 2d 1064 - State v. Dillon’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The search was justified as there was need to search the car prior to allowing the subjects to reenter it and possibly have access to weapons. The driver had been arrested, handcuffed, and placed in the back of the police car before the officers searched his car. The search was incidental to the driver’s arrest. The driver had leaned over and appeared to be hiding something. The stop was made in a high crime area. The driver could have placed a weapon under the front passenger’s seat or he could have handed a weapon to one of the passengers who could have placed it in the area. The object was within the “grabbing area” or “wing span” of the driver and passengers.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 743 So. 2d 773 - State v. Hill

2. “When a law enforcement officer has stopped a person for questioning pursuant to this Article and reasonably suspects that he is in danger, he may frisk the outer clothing of such person for a dangerous weapon. If the law enforcement officer reasonably suspects the person possesses a dangerous weapon, he may search the person.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Lockett