State v. Mims’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

46 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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A law enforcement officer may stop a person in a public place whom he reasonably suspects is committing, has committed, or is about to commit an offense and may demand of him his name, address, and an explanation of his actions.”

   15 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Devore · 32 So. 3d 939 - State v. Brown

2. “In reviewing a trial court's ruling on a motion to suppress, an appellate court is not limited to evidence adduced at the hearing on the motion to suppress; it may also consider any pertinent evidence given at trial of the case.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hawkins · 820 So. 2d 556 - State v. Horton

3. “The tip, however, contained no predictive information from which the officers could reasonably determine that the informant had "inside information" or a "special familiarity" with defendant's affairs. In particular, the tip failed to predict the specific time period in which defendant would be engaged in illegal activity. It simply stated that drugs would be in the vehicle when not parked at a certain location. ... The officers, therefore, lacked reasonable grounds to believe that the informant possessed reliable information about defendant's alleged activities. (Emphasis added).”

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