State v. Jefferson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “State Trooper Byron Sims testified that he and Trooper Robert Vittitoe were on routine patrol in Plaquemines Parish when they received a request for assistance from Sergeant Klegin. As the troopers passed Sergeant Klegin on Belle Chase Highway, Sergeant Klegin informed them that the vehicle in front of him had been reported stolen. The troopers initiated a traffic stop. They asked the driver of the vehicle to step out of the vehicle and produce his driver's license and vehicle registration. The vehicle was a 1995 Nissan Altima with a Tennessee license plate. The driver produced his driver's license but did not have a vehicle registration. The troopers ran the license plate number through the NCIC and learned that the vehicle was stolen. The driver and two passengers were arrested for possession of stolen property, and the vehicle was impounded. John Hosty, regional security manager for Budget Rent-A-Car, was notified that the vehicle in question was recovered in Louisiana. He was told to contact the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office to retrieve the vehicle. The vehicle had been leased to a Janet W. Naff on June 29, 1995 at the Nashville, Tennessee airport. The vehicle was to be returned on July 5, 1995. Budget Rent-A-Car reported the vehicle stolen on July 28, 1995, when the vehicle was not returned. The theft was reported to the Nashville Metro Police Department. When Hosty retrieved the vehicle, he observed that the vehicle was in good condition. The steering wheel was no”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 839 So. 2d 203 - State v. Stevenson

2. “After midnight on April 25, 1996, Sergeant David Klegin observed a vehicle going southbound in the Jesuit Bend area of Plaquemines Parish. The vehicle, a white Nissan Altima, had a Tennessee license plate. As the officer passed the vehicle, the vehicle slowed down. The officer slowed down from fifty-five miles per hour to thirty-five miles per hour. The white vehicle never passed him. The officer then pulled off the road. When the vehicle passed the officer, the officer got behind the vehicle and checked the vehicle's license plate through the police dispatcher. The officer learned that the vehicle was stolen. Sergeant Klegin requested assistance and state troopers, who were in the area, stopped the white vehicle. There were three occupants in the vehicle: Donald Stevenson was the driver; Caroline Jefferson was in the front passenger seat; and Patrick Stevenson was in the back seat. A rental agreement was found in the glove compartment. However, none of the occupants' names was on the rental agreement or any of the documentation found in the vehicle.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 839 So. 2d 203 - State v. Stevenson

3. “(t)he trier of fact could conclude that such a story was suspicious and indicative of criminal knowledge and/or intent.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 839 So. 2d 203 - State v. Stevenson