Smith v. Munday’s Empirical Analysis
848 F.3d 248 · 2017
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Illinois v. Gates · United States v. Leon · Aguilar v. Texas · Brinegar v. United States
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.
“It is an objective standard of probability that reasonable and prudent persons apply in everyday life.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“we do not examine the subjective beliefs of the arresting officers to determine whether they thought that the facts constituted probable cause.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Gilliam v. Sealey“view all reasonable inferences drawn from the evidence in the light that is most favorable to the non-moving party.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Gilliam v. Sealey
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.