State v. Dalrymple’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Search of a person’s home or his effects is a drastic intrusion upon personal rights; therefore statutes regulating the use of search warrants should be construed in favor of the individual * * * * Daytime service is to be preferred to search at night; therefore, where a statute authorizes nighttime service when certain requirements are met, the warrant must conform to the statutory requirements in every material detail.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hausler

2. “The warrant shall direct that it be served in the daytime, but if the affidavits are positive that the property is on the person or in the place to be searched, the warrant may direct that it be served at any time. (Emphasis added).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hausler

3. ““The requirements of search warrant statutes are mandatory in every material respect.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Montoya