Dawson v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate ·

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

1. “there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Avina v. Bohlen · Perry v. State

2. “court addresses several factors to determine the reasonableness of an officer’s actions under the circumstances, including the severity of the crime; whether the suspect posed an immediate threat to the officer[] or others; whether the suspect was resisting or evading arrest; whether the individual was under arrest or suspected of committing a crime; whether the individual, was armed; and whether the person was interfering or attempting to interfere with the officer’s duties.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Boothe v. Wheeling Police Officer Sherman

3. “Whether a police officer used excessive force is analyzed from the perspective of a reasonable officer under the circumstances, rather than examining the officer's actions in hindsight.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Avina v. Bohlen