State v. Jenkins’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “' "2 Search , p. 101, citing People v. Schmidt , 172 Colo. 285 , 473 P.2d 698 (1970).”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Jenkins · C.B.D. v. State

2. “"The record indicates that on April 22, 2005, Capt. Van Jackson of the Lee County Sheriff's Department received a telephone call from an individual named Ronnie Paul, who resides at Lee Road 482. Paul said that he had seen four men who were attempting to break into his neighbor's home at Lee Road 212. Paul provided a detailed description of the four men and described the vehicle they were driving. Shortly thereafter, sheriff's deputies stopped a vehicle in the vicinity of Lee Road 212 that matched the description given by Paul. Capt. Jackson testified that the two men inside the vehicle admitted that they had tried to break into the residence located at 100 Lee Road 482, Apartment # 2. Based on information received from the two men, the two other suspects were eventually located, and all four were arrested. Capt. Jackson stated in his affidavit in support of his application for a search warrant as follows: "`After being advised of their rights, all four subjects stated that they had attempted to break into the home because they know that the owners keeps [sic] large sums of marijuana inside the residence. One of the four defendants, Michael Stanford, stated that over the past six months, he has purchased at least an ounce of marijuana from Wayne every week. According to Stanford, each of these transactions occurred in Wayne's home and there was a large quantity of marijuana present inside the residence. The Lee County Sheriff's Office was able to confirm through a tag placed ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Jenkins

3. “"During the search, law-enforcement officials found over five pounds of marijuana, plastic bags, a financial ledger, a.38-caliber pistol with a box of ammunition, scales, a grinder, rolling papers, and approximately $5,000 in cash. Officers also found a marijuana cigarette in Jenkins's automobile. In his statement to law-enforcement officers, Jenkins admitted that he had been selling marijuana for approximately six months. He stated that the cash found in his apartment was proceeds from the sale of marijuana. He also stated that he had previously been arrested in Russell County for driving under the influence and possession of marijuana. "In June 2006, a suppression hearing was held in the trial court. At the hearing, Capt. Jackson testified regarding the circumstances that led to his application for the search warrant. Capt. Jackson stated that on April 22, 2005, the sheriff's office received a telephone call from Ronnie Paul, who told him that he had observed four men attempting to break into a neighbor's home. Capt. Jackson testified that Deputy Bill McQuire responded to the call and talked with Paul. Paul gave Deputy McQuire a description of the four men, along with a description of the car they were driving. Capt. Jackson said that, after receiving that information from Deputy McQuire, he spotted a car matching the description less than ½ mile from the scene of the attempted burglary. Capt. Jackson said that there were two men in the car and that both were taken into cus”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Jenkins