85 Wis. 2d 233 - State v. Hanson’s Empirical Analysis

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26 state decisions

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

1. ““1. The officer operating the device has adequate training and experience in its operation. “2. That the radar device was in proper working condition at the time of the arrest. This will be established by proof that suggested methods of testing the proper functioning of the device were followed. “3. That the device was used in an area where rc>ad conditions are such that there is a minimum possibility of distortion. “4. That the input speed of the patrol car must be verified, this being especially important where there is a reasonable dispute that road conditions may have distorted the accuracy of the reading (i.e., presence of large trucks, congested traffic and the roadside being heavily covered with trees and signs). “5. That the speed meter should be expertly tested within a reasonable proximity following the arrest and that such testing be done by means which do not rely on the radar device’s own internal calibrations.” Id. at 245 .”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 135 Wis. 2d 131 - Washington County v. Luedtke · 99 Wis. 2d 700 - State v. Kramer

2. ““The court takes this opportunity to establish guidelines for the prosecution of speeding citations issued on the basis of a moving speed radar device. The courts of this state may take judicial notice of the reliability of the underlying principles of speed radar detection that employs the Doppler effect as a means of determining the speed of moving objects. To this end, expert testimony is not needed to determine the initial admissibility of speed radar readings. The radar reading may be introduced by the operating law enforcement official, if he is qualified in its use and operation. “The accuracy of any speed radar device is another matter. The accuracy of the most indisputable scientific theory is subject to its application in particular conditions. The application of any virtually undisputed scientific fact to the immediate surrounding conditions must be explained in ascertaining its accuracy.” 85 Wis. 2d at 244-45 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 4 Kan. App. 2d 314 - State v. Primm · State v. Kandutsch

3. “capable of accurate and ready determination by resort to sources whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Kandutsch · State v. George Steven Burch