State v. Sanchez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A roadblock search falls into the category of a “suspicionless search”. [United States v.] Martinez-Fuerte, 428 U.S. 543, 561-62 , 96 S.Ct. 3074, 3084-85 [ 49 L.Ed.2d 1116 (1976)]. A “suspicionless search” is a search conducted in the absence of a warrant and without probable cause or reasonable suspicion. These types of searches originated as an administrative or regulatory necessity, such as building inspections where premises are inspected in the absence of any indicia of violations.”

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

2. “In the absence of evidence of authoritatively standardized procedures followed in operating the subject roadblock in order to serve its stated purpose and minimize the officers’ discretion, and in the absence of testimony or empirical evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of the roadblock, we hold the court of appeals erred in concluding that the roadblock was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment.”

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

3. “Brown requires that the public interest be balanced against the individual’s right to personal security in light of three factors: (1) the state interest involved, (2) the level of intrusion on the individual’s privacy, and (3) effectiveness of the procedure used in achieving its stated goal. Brown, 443 U.S. at 50-51 , 99 S.Ct. at 2640 .”

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