State v. Giron’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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. “We recite the facts in the 'light most favorable to the trial court's findings from the suppression hearing.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Collins · State v. Despain

2. “[A]n arresting officer may, without a warrant, lawfully search the area surrounding the person he or she is arresting if: (1) the arrest is lawful, (2) the search is of the area within the arrestee’s immediate control, and (3) the search is conducted contemporaneously to the arrest[.] In other words, the search must be conducted pursuant to a lawful arrest and cannot be “ ‘remote in time or place from the arrest.’ ””

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

3. “The parties have not argued for a separate analysis under article I, section 14 of the Utah Constitution, and therefore, we address the issue only under the federal constitution. However, that is not to suggest that a separate state constitutional analysis might not be appropriate.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Trane