Taylor v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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13 state decisions

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

1. “In order to justify an investigatory stop of an automobile, the police must have a reasonable articulable suspicion that the persons in the vehicle are, or are about to become involved in criminal activity. United States v. Cortez, 449 U.S. 411 , 101 S.Ct. 690 , 66 L.Ed.2d 621 (1981); Commonwealth v. Hagan, Ky., 464 S.W.2d 261 (1971). In order to determine whether there was a reasonable articulable suspicion, the reviewing appellate court must weigh the totality of the circumstances. See Alabama v. White, 496 U.S. 325 , 110 S.Ct. 2412 , 110 L.Ed.2d 301 (1990).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Leatherman v. Commonwealth

2. “KRE 508 reflects the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Roviaro v. United States, 353 U.S. 53 , 77 S.Ct. 623 , 1 L.Ed. 2d 639 (1957), which indicates that a proper balance regarding nondisclosure must depend on the particular circumstances of each case, taking into consideration the crimes charged, the possible defenses, the possible significance of the informer's testimony and other relevant factors.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Little v. Commonwealth

3. “(1) A person is guilty of tampering with physical evidence when, believing that an official proceeding is pending or may be instituted, he: (a) Destroys, mutilates, conceals, removes or alters physical evidence which he be-Heves is about to be produced or used in the official proceeding with intent to impair its verity or availability in the official proceeding.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Henderson