Adams v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"`Whether there is probable cause [to] merit a warrantless search and seizure is to be determined by the totality of the circumstances. Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213 , 103 S.Ct. 2317 , 76 L.Ed.2d 527 (1983). "Probable cause exists where all the facts and circumstances within the officer's knowledge are sufficient to warrant a person of reasonable caution to conclude that an offense has been or is being committed and that contraband would be found in the place to be searched." Sheridan v. State, 591 So.2d 129, 130 (Ala.Crim.App.1991).' " State v. Stallworth, 645 So.2d 323, 325 [(Ala.Crim.App.1994)].... `When we speak of probable cause, we are dealing with probabilities which are factual and practical considerations of everyday experience.' [ Sterling v. State, 421 So.2d 1375, 1381 (Ala.Crim.App.1982)]."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 815 So. 2d 578 - Adams v. State

2. “Eissler did not patdown the outer portion of Adams's pocket to determine if a weapon was present and he did not inadvertently discover the marijuana in the pocket so as to implicate the `plain-feel' doctrine.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 815 So. 2d 578 - Adams v. State

3. “[established] probable cause to support a search of Adams beyond the scope of Terry [,] without a warrant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 815 So. 2d 578 - Adams v. State