Streeter v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The point presented is that the matter, about which the alleged bribe was attempted, was not one within the scope of any powers which could be exercised by the officer as such, in that he had neither a warrant for the arrest of the woman, May Williams, nor any information concerning the violation of the liquor law by her which would justify her arrest by him without a warrant. The evidence, as contained in the bill of exceptions, sustains that criticism of it. According to the testimony of the police officer, the offer of the defendant related, not to any offense that the woman had committed, but to one that she might commit during the Christmas holidays, if immunity from arrest could be purchased by the accused. The officer had no warrant for the woman's arrest for a violation of the liquor laws nor any information that she had violated such laws. The offer to bribe related to an offense not yet committed, but presumably in contemplation only. Therefore there was no matter, question, cause, or proceeding then pending concerning which the act, vote, opinion, decision, or judgment of the officer could be influenced, as was alleged in the information. "”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 277 So. 2d 1 - Nell v. State

2. “to influence him in his official capacity as such police officer in a matter which was then before him in his official capacity”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 61 So. 2d 649 - Zalla v. State