McDaniel v. Green’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A. Disturbing the peace is the doing of any of the following in such a manner as would foreseeably disturb or alarm the public: . . . . (2) Addressing any offensive, derisive, or annoying words to any other person who is lawfully in any street, or other public place; or call him by any offensive or derisive name, or make any noise or exclamation in his presence and hearing with the intent to deride, offend, or annoy him, or to prevent him from pursuing his lawful business, occupation or duty [.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 945 So. 2d 752 - State v. Chauvin · 817 So. 2d 487 - Merritt v. City of Oakdale

2. “Resisting an officer is the intentional interference with, opposition or resistance to, or obstruction of an individual acting in his official capacity and authorized by law to make a lawful arrest or seizure of property or to serve any lawful process or court order when the offender knows or has reason to know that the person arresting, seizing property, or serving process is acting in his official capacity.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 828 So. 2d 680 - State v. Ceaser

3. “from performing the most basic investigation,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 817 So. 2d 487 - Merritt v. City of Oakdale