State v. Laws’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

32 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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`veracity' and `basis of knowledge' of persons supplying hearsay information,”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Dudley · State v. Bowen

2. “[t]here must be allegations of deliberate falsehood or of reckless disregard for the truth, and those allegations must be accompanied by an offer of proof. They should point out specifically the portion of the warrant that is claimed to be false; and they should be accompanied by a statement of supporting reasons. Affidavits or sworn or otherwise reliable statements of witnesses should be furnished, or their absence satisfactorily explained.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Trenter · State v. Bue

3. “In State v. Hall, 687 S.W.2d 924, 928-29 (Mo.App.1985), an officer stated that the informant, who had previously provided reliable information, reported witnessing a drug sale at the defendant’s residence. This was bolstered by the officer’s knowledge that the defendant had been associated with narcotics and arrested for felony possession of marijuana. In State v. Weber, 768 S.W.2d 645, 649 (Mo.App.1989), one affiant stated a source who had given him rehable information in the past said he witnessed a cocaine purchase at defendant’s residence, and another affiant stated that a different informant told him he had seen cocaine in the defendant’s home. The affidavit also stated that neighbors noticed numerous cars coming to defendant’s residence but the visitors stayed only a short time. This was found sufficient to support a finding of probable cause. Similarly, in State v. Sargent, 702 S.W.2d 877, 881-82 (Mo.App.1985), the informant’s statement that she observed marijuana in defendant’s residence was corroborated by police surveillance establishing that two known drug users visited the residence and remained only a short period of time. Further, one officer stated that a rehable source reported drug sales and usage on the property. Finally, in State v. Luleff, 729 S.W.2d 530, 533-34 (Mo.App.1987), the search warrant was predicated merely on the defendant’s wife’s statement that there was cocaine in the home. There was no corroboration of any kind on the face of the affidavit, ”

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