753 So. 2d 200 - State v. Deary’s Empirical Analysis

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18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a]bsent express orders from the person in possession against any possible trespass, there is no rule of private or public conduct which makes it illegal per se, or a condemned invasion of the person's right of privacy, for anyone openly and peaceably, at high noon, to walk up the steps and knock on the front door of any man's `castle' with the honest intent of asking questions of the occupant there-of —whether the questioner be a pollster, a salesman, or an officer of the law.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Bolden · 772 So. 2d 225 - State v. Baker

2. “police with legitimate business may enter the areas of the curtilage which are impliedly open to use by the public, and that in so doing they are free to keep their eyes open and use their other senses.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Every · 772 So. 2d 225 - State v. Baker

3. “an almost implicit understanding and custom in this country that, in the absence of signs or warning, a residence may be approached and occupants summoned to the door by knocking,”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 950 So. 2d 135 - State v. Wallace · 917 So. 2d 667 - State v. Stephens