State v. Werner’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “The appropriate standard for review on appeal [of a motion to suppress evidence] is whether the law was correctly applied to the facts, viewing them in a manner most favorable to the prevailing party; all reasonable inferences in support of the court's decision will be indulged in, and all inferences or evidence to the contrary will be disregarded. Resolution of factual conflicts, credibility and weight of evidence is particularly a matter within the province of the trier of fact. A reviewing court is not, however, bound by a trial court's ruling when predicated upon a mistake of law.”

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