State v. Melancon’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`to stop a person in a public place whom he reasonably suspects is committing, has committed, or is about to commit an offense' and to demand that the person identify himself and explain his actions.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Micelotti · 904 So. 2d 838 - State v. Becnel

2. “is something less than probable cause, and must be determined under the facts of each case by whether the officer had sufficient knowledge of the facts and circumstances to justify an infringement on the individual's right to be free from governmental interference.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 904 So. 2d 838 - State v. Becnel · 900 So. 2d 1005 - State v. Francois