Rhodes v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

92 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 92 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Reasonableness” must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer at the scene, rather than with the advantage of hindsight. Furthermore, allowances must be made for the fact that officers must often make quick decisions under tense, uncertain and rapidly changing circumstances.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mount v. State · Spight v. State

2. “The Fourth Amendment does not forbid “all searches and seizures, but unreasonable searches and seizures.” The Supreme Court has held police officers may stop and briefly detain persons reasonably suspected of criminal activity even if probable cause to arrest is not then present. This Court has held that passengers in an automobile are subject to temporary investigative detentions in the same manner as pedestrians.”

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

3. “[Officers may use such force as is reasonably necessary to effect the goal of the stop: investigation, maintenance of the status quo, or officer safety.” Rhodes, 945 S.W.2d at 117 ; see United States v. Sokolow, 490 U.S. 1, 10 , 109 S.Ct. 1581 , 104 L.Ed.2d 1 (1989) (police are not required to use”

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