839 So. 2d 214 - State v. Pham’s Empirical Analysis

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30 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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In State v. Pham, 01-2199, p. 6 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1/22/03), 839 So.2d 214, 219-220 , the court stated: "For an arrest, the law does not require that 'reasonable cause to believe’ be established by evidence sufficient to convict; the arresting officer need not be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt of the arrested person's guilt. The standard of reasonable cause to believe is a lesser degree of proof than beyond a reasonable doubt....””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hawkins · 857 So. 2d 1098 - State v. Dowell

2. “A law enforcement officer may stop a person in a public place whom he reasonably suspects is committing, has committed, or is about to commit an offense and may demand of him his name, address, and an explanation of his actions.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 70 So. 3d 1052 - State v. Bell · 84 So. 3d 592 - State v. Cure

3. “on mixed questions of law and fact, the appellate court reviews the underlying facts on an abuse of discretion standard, but reviews conclusions to be drawn from those facts de novo.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 133 So. 3d 304 - State v. Candebat · 949 So. 2d 544 - State v. Anderson