Lewis v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “until after the evidence had been admitted and after he had completed his initial cross-examination”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. N.W.W. v. State · NWW v. State

2. “Here, [the trooper] testified that [the defendant] was initially stopped for speeding and subsequently determined to be driving an automobile with an expired license plate. Because the automobile could not be legally driven, [the trooper] was authorized, by statute, to impound the automobile. Rather than leave [the defendant] along the side of the interstate, [the trooper] agreed to transport [the defendant] to the [next] exit where he could access a telephone. However, [the trooper] advised [the defendant] that he would conduct a pat-down search of his person prior to placing him inside the police vehicle. Given the cireumstances surrounding the initial stop and subsequent pat-down, we conclude that it was reasonable for [the trooper] to conduct a pat-down search of [the defendant] prior to placing him inside the police vehicle. The increased risk of danger to [the trooper] of transporting an individual that might be armed, provided sufficient Justification for the pat-down search. Accordingly, the trial court correctly, under the Indiana Constitution, denied the motion to suppress evidence obtained during the pat-down search.”

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

3. “To preserve a suppression claim a defendant must make a contemporaneous objection that is sufficiently specific to alert the trial judge fully of the legal issue. Where a defendant fails to object to the introduction of evidence, makes only a general objection, or objects only on other grounds, the defendant waives the suppression claim.”

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