Olden v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “If supported by substantial evidence, the factual findings of the trial court shall be conclusive. When the findings of fact are supported by substantial evidence... the question necessarily becomes, whether the rule of law as applied to the established facts is or is not violated. The second prong involves a de novo review to determine whether the court's decision is correct as a matter of law. However, a reviewing court should take care both to review findings of historical fact only for clear error and to give due weight to inferences drawn from those facts by resident judges and local law enforcement officers.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Delacruz v. Commonwealth