878 So. 2d 246 - Henderson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Any person who drives any vehicle in a careless or imprudent manner, without due regard for the width, grade, curves, corner, traffic and use of the streets and highways and all other attendant circumstances is guilty of careless driving. Careless driving shall be considered a lesser offense than reckless driving.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Drummer v. State · Evers v. City of Starkville

2. “failure to have regard for the width and use of the street by swerving off the side of the road or crossing the marker lines constitutes probable cause for a traffic stop.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Tran v. State · 910 So. 2d 720 - Adams v. City of Booneville

3. “As a general rule, `the decision to stop an automobile is reasonable where the police have probable cause to believe that a traffic violation has occurred.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Evers v. City of Starkville · 910 So. 2d 720 - Adams v. City of Booneville