Harris v. O'Hare’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate · 6 district · 2 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) the gravity or violent nature of the offense the suspect allegedly committed; (2) whether the suspect is reasonably believed to be armed; (3) a clear showing of probable cause that the suspect committed the crime; (4) strong reason to believe the suspect is in the premises being entered; (5) a likelihood the suspect will escape if not swiftly captured; and (6) the peaceful circumstances of the entry.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Caraballo · Weinstein v. Krumpter

2. “[a]s Payton makes plain, police officers need either a warrant or probable cause plus exigent circumstances in order to make a lawful entry into a home. The Court of Appeal's ruling to the contrary, and consequent failure to assess whether exigent circumstances were present in this case, violated Payton.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Weinstein v. Krumpter · Denise Brown v. State of New Jersey and John Steet

3. “[A]s in all civil cases, 'the ultimate risk of non-persuasion ... remain[s] squarely on the plaintiff.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gem Fin. Serv., Inc. v. City of N.Y. · Thompson v. Clark