State v. Odom’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “‘“In reviewing reasonable suspicion determinations, courts must look at the “ ‘totality of the circumstances’ ” to see whether the detaining officer had a “‘particularized and objective' basis’” for suspecting wrongdoing. United States v. Arvizu, 534 U.S. 266, 273 , 122 S.Ct. 744 , 151 L.Ed.2d 740 (2002), quoting United States v. Cortez, 449 U.S. 411, 417-418 , 101 S.Ct. 690 , 66 L.Ed.2d 621 (1981)). “This process allows officers to draw on their own experience and specialized training to make inferences from and deductions about' the cumulative information available to them that ‘might well elude an untrained person.’ ” Arvizu, 534 U.S. at 273 , 122 S.Ct. 744 (quoting Cortez, 449 U.S. at 418 , 101 S.Ct. 690 ).’ ””

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. G.M. v. State · State v. Landrum

2. “Probable cause to believe a vehicle contains contraband exists where all the facts and circumstances within the officer's knowledge are sufficient to warrant a person of reasonable caution to conclude that an offense has been or is being committed and that a search of the vehicle would produce contraband.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 948 So. 2d 583 - Harris v. State

3. “2 bottles of propane fuel, a set of stainless steel cookware, 4 packages of lithium batteries, 3 boxes of Equate brand cold and allergy medication, 4 boxes of Sudafed cold and allergy medication, and 12 bottles of antifreeze”

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