State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a]n anonymous tip may provide probable cause for an arrest, Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213 , 103 S.Ct. 2317 , 76 L.Ed.2d 527 (1983), or reasonable suspicion for an investigatory stop, Alabama v. White, 496 U.S. 325 , 110 S.Ct. 2412 , 110 L.Ed.2d 301 (1990), if it accurately predicts future conduct in sufficient detail to support a reasonable belief that the informant had reliable information regarding the suspect's illegal activity.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 20 So. 3d 1100 - State v. Barras · 145 So. 3d 288 - State v. Gates

2. “[b] ecause the officer's field interview asked for no more information than an individual might supply in response to booking questions as a routine incident of an arrest,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Vincent Joseph COMPOS v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado

3. “the reasonable suspicion ... requires that a tip be reliable in its assertion of illegality, not just in its tendency to identify a determinate person.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 20 So. 3d 1100 - State v. Barras