Torres v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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74 state decisions

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1. “A trial judge is the sole trier of fact at a suppression hearing and thus evaluates witness testimony and credibility. Maxwell v. State, 73 S.W.3d 278, 281 (Tex.Crim.App.2002) (citing Allridge v. State, 850 S.W.2d 471, 493 (Tex.Crim.App.1991)). When we review a trial court’s ruling on a motion to suppress, we give great deference to the trial court’s determination of historical facts while reviewing the court’s application of the law de novo. Maxwell, 73 S.W.3d at 281 (citing Carmouche v. State, 10 S.W.3d 323, 327 (Tex.Crim.App.2000)). The appellate court must view the evidence in a light most favorable to the trial court’s ruling when the trial court does not file any findings of fact. Id. When, as here, no such findings of fact were made, the appellate court will assume that the trial court made implicit findings of fact that support its ruling, as long as the findings are supported by the record. Romero v. State, 800 S.W.2d 539, 543 (Tex.Crim.App.1990) [ (en banc) ].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Vega v. State

2. “The ultimate question under Article 14.01(b) is 'whether at that moment the facts and circumstances within the officer's knowledge and of which he had reasonably trustworthy information were sufficient to warrant a prudent man in believing that the arrested person had committed or was committing an offense.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Martinez, Roger Anthony