State v. Landry’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A. (1) The crime of operating a vehicle while intoxicated is the operating of any motor vehicle ... when: (a) The operator is under the influence of alcoholic beverages; or (b) The operator's blood alcohol concentration is 0.10 percent or more by weight based on grams of alcohol per one hundred cubic centimeters of blood; or (c) The operator is under the influence of any controlled dangerous substance listed in Schedule I, II, III, IV, or V as set forth in R.S. 40:964.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 889 So. 2d 1075 - State v. Cowden · 833 So. 2d 396 - State v. Conner

2. “Probable cause for violation of this Section shall be based solely upon a law enforcement officer's clear and unobstructed view of a person not restrained as required by this Section. A law enforcement officer may not search or inspect a motor vehicle, its contents, the driver, or a passenger solely because of a violation of this Section. (emphasis added).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 817 So. 2d 11 - State v. Benoit

3. “shall have a safety belt properly fastened about his or her body at all times when the vehicle is in forward motion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 817 So. 2d 11 - State v. Benoit