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

1. “First and foremost, the truck had a significant and unusual alteration in its bed which was in plain view and which concealed a secret compartment. Second, this truck was traveling a known drug trafficking route. Third, the compartment was discovered by an officer with twenty-four years of experience in the field who had seen other false beds that contained contraband. Fourth, one of the vehicle’s passengers held a large wad of money. Fifth, both defendants appeared extremely nervous during the stop. Sixth, the cab of the truck contained a wrench with a socket that matched the bolt securing the secret compartment.”

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

2. “[a]lthough there might be innocent explanations for particular conduct, it is not necessary that all legitimate reasons be absent before an officer finds probable cause”

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

3. “does not matter if the officer's belief 'was correct or more likely true than false'”

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