886 So. 2d 155 - Ex Parte Jackson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

38 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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[W]hen the trial court improperly applies the law to the facts, no presumption of correctness exists as to the court's judgment.”

   11 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. WDH v. State · Townes v. State

2. ““‘(1) The degree of discretion, if any, left to the officer in the field; (2) the location designated for the roadblock; (3) the time and duration of the roadblock; (4) standards set by superior officers; (5) advance notice to the public at large; (6) advance warning to the individual approaching motorist; (7) maintenance of safety conditions; (8) degree of fear or anxiety generated by the mode of operation; (9) average length of time each motorist is detained; (10) physical factors surrounding the location, type and method of operation; (11) the availability of less intrusive methods for combating the problem; (12) the degree of effectiveness of the procedure; and (13) any other relevant circumstances which might bear upon the test.’ ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Connell v. State · Woolen v. State

3. ““[T]here is no question that the public has an interest in making sure that drivers of vehicles are properly licensed and that the vehicles they are driving are registered and equipped with safety devices. The Court of Criminal Appeals stated in Hagood [v. Town of Town Creek, 628 So.2d 1057, 1060 (Ala.Crim. App.1993) ]: “ “The states’ interest in enforcing its registration and licensing laws and the difficulty in enforcing the laws by any other method” ... [has] been held sufficient to outweigh a minor intrusion upon persons stopped at roadblocks conducted for [that] purpose[ ].’ ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Connell v. State · Woolen v. State