780 So. 2d 1053 - State v. Waters’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

82 state decisions

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

1. “the decision to stop an automobile is reasonable where the police have probable cause to believe that a traffic violation has occurred.”

   12 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 854 So. 2d 989 - State v. Morris · 36 So. 3d 1060 - State v. Snelling

2. “Under these circumstances, we deem it appropriate to address this claim while the case remains pending on direct review. See State v. Wille, 559 So.2d 1321 (La.1990) (conditionally affirming the defendant's conviction and sentence and remanding for an evidentiary hearing on whether counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel as the result of a conflict of interest). Accordingly, the decision of the court of appeal is reversed, respondent's conviction and sentence are conditionally affirmed, and this case is remanded to the district court for purposes of conducting an evidentiary hearing on the question of whether respondent's trial counsel labored under an actual conflict of interest which adversely affected his performance. Cuyler v. Sullivan, 446 U.S. 335 , 100 S.Ct. 1708 , 64 L.Ed.2d 333 (1980). Respondent may appeal from any adverse ruling on the conflict issue.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. A.S. · 24 So. 3d 1009 - State v. As