Teamer v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “* (1) if the arresting officer submits a sworn affidavit certifying the video equipment was inoperable despite efforts to maintain it; (2) if the arresting officer submits a sworn affidavit that it was impossible to produce the videotape because the defendant either (a) needed emergency medical treatment or (b) exigent circumstances existed; (3) in circumstances including, but not limited to, road blocks, traffic accidents, and citizens' arrests; or (4) for any other valid reason for the failure to produce the videotape based upon the totality of the circumstances.”

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

2. “based on this [c]ourt's interpretation of the statute in Roberts , an affidavit is not needed to qualify for the third and fourth exceptions.”

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

3. “We have never required an attorney to be clairvoyant or anticipate changes in the law”

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