217 N.C. App. 79 - State v. Otto’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “5. Trooper Smith knew that there was a Ducks Unlimited Banquet being held at the Rock Springs Equestrian Center that evening, which was approximately four-tenths to five-tenths of a mile away from where he initially observed the vehicle, and Trooper Smith knew that Rock Springs Equestrian Center serves alcohol.”

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

2. “[w]ithout any additional circumstances giving rise to a reasonable suspicion that criminal activity is afoot, stopping a vehicle for weaving is unreasonable.”

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

3. “`must consider "the totality of the circumstances — the whole picture”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Otto