No. 89-6317’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 5 district · 8 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 74 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`innocent behavior' when considered in its overall context may [actually] `provide the basis for a showing of probable cause.'”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Harris v. Com. · No. 89-3769

2. “which he admits is not a requirement of § 542. The district court relied on this interpretation to hold that the government failed to demonstrate probable cause that § 545 had been violated. The court reasoned that because the surgical equipment was not subject to duty, the customs forms overstating the value of the equipment did not deprive the government of revenues but only of accurate information. 15 The first paragraph of § 545 provides in relevant part that anyone who”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. No. 98-1467 (Ca-96-1633-A) · No 98-1467

3. ““Probable cause” ----requires the court to “make a practical, common-sense decision whether, given all the circumstances set forth ... including the ‘veracity’ and ‘basis of knowledge’ of persons supplying hearsay information, there is a fair probability” that the properties to be forfeited are proceeds of illegal drug transactions.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. $206,323.56, More or Less, in United States Currency · 871 F. Supp. 880 - United States v. 5.382 Acres in Franklin County, Va.