787 So. 2d 224 - Mitchell v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[w]ithout specific details not easily accessible to the general public, the confidential informant's reliability can not be established.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 854 So. 2d 737 - Owens v. State · 898 So. 2d 198 - State v. Walker

2. “no record evidence. . . identif[ying] past information provided by”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 854 So. 2d 737 - Owens v. State · 924 So. 2d 20 - Jenkins v. State

3. “To determine whether information from a C.I. gives rise to probable cause, a court must look at the totality of the circumstances. The court must measure the C.I.'s veracity as well as the basis of the C.I.'s knowledge. Veracity can be established by proof that the C.I. has provided reliable information in the past or has provided detailed and verifiable information on the occasion in question.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 862 So. 2d 833 - Jaimes v. State