State v. Cambrice’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[i]t is unlawful for any person to appear in a public place manifestly under the influence of alcohol, narcotics or other drugs, not therapeutically administered, to the degree that he may endanger himself or other persons or property.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hawkins · 991 So. 2d 583 - State v. Wells

2. “It was sufficient for the police officers to have reasonably believed, based on the totality of the circumstances and their prior experience, that Mr. Cambrice was intoxicated to such a degree that he might endanger himself or others.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hawkins · 991 So. 2d 583 - State v. Wells

3. “an intoxicated man leaving a bar in the company of others who are able to control his actions. The public has an expectation that a person leaving bar might be inebriated, but the public does not have that same expectation with respect to a person at a ferry landing.”

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