Plemmons v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “Whether a suspect is under custodial arrest is a mixed question of law and fact. Therefore, to the extent that determination of the issue hinges on resolution of factual questions, an appellate court construes the evidence most favorably to uphold the trial court's findings and accept those findings unless they are clearly erroneous; but the appellate court independently applies the legal principles to those facts.”

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