Sanchez v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “On the morning of July 30, 2008, there was a robbery at AMIGO Food Store in Pompano Beach, Florida. During the robbery, gunshots were fired and the store owner was killed. Several 911 calls prompted law; enforcement to broadcast BOLOs about the suspects.... [[Image here]] Starting at 9:52 a.m., a 'few minutes after the robbery, several BOLOs were broadcast. Prior to the first officer’s arrival at the scene, the BOLOs described Haitian males fleeing westbound from the store on foot. From 9:52 a.m. until 10:02 a.m., the police stopped every black male near the convenience store— some were on foot, others on bicycles. The arresting officer received a radio call at approximately 9:56 a.m. and arrived near the perimeter of the crime scene within 2-4 minutes.. The only BOLO he heard was for “two black males fleeing westbound from the store.” At the time of the stop, the officer had no further information about the suspects—he had received no information describing clothing or a vehicle. While driving within'a few blocks of the crime scene, the arresting officer saw two black males; in a red Dodge Charger travelling northbound and then eastbound. The two cars passed one another going in opposite directions. The officer observed the driver’s dreadlocks and noted that the passenger was seated in the rear seat furthest away from the driver. The passenger wore a white t-shirt and a large hat the officer later described as an “old grandma church hat, or turban/1930’s flapper hat drawn do”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. LAVORIS JOHNSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA

2. “the length of time and distance from the offense, route of flight, specificity of the description of the vehicle and its occupants, and the source of the ... information”

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