State v. Crane’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A person who is being asked preliminary, investigatory questions by police is not in custody. Even if Rutledge had suspected that Crane had been driving while intoxicated, Crane was not under arrest or otherwise restrained. Rutledge’s questions did not constitute a custodial interrogation. Crane was not entitled to an explanation of his civil rights at that point. Moreover, an officer’s mere suspicion is not enough to render his questions a custodial interrogation. Because Crane’s statements were the product of an investigation rather than an interrogation, the trial court properly allowed Rutledge to testify concerning Crane’s statements. (Citing authorities.)”

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