McDuff v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]he tragic fact that a fatality arises out of a motor vehicle accident is in no way, standing alone, an indicator that alcohol or drugs were involved”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. STEWART v. STATE · STEWART v. STATE

2. “the drawing of the two (2) tubes of . . . blood, done specifically at the request of law enforcement, was improper because this was done without probable cause, a warrant or consent, and was not incident to a lawful arrest.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 972 So. 2d 56 - Vaughn v. State

3. “The Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure applies when an intrusion into the body—such as a blood test—is undertaken without a warrant, absent an emergency situation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 938 So. 2d 853 - Shaw v. State