503 So. 2d 753 - State v. Freeman’s Empirical Analysis

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11 state decisions

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1. “[w]hether a person has been taken into custody, detained or deprived of his freedom in a significant way must be decided by an objective test. Neither the defendant's subjective impression nor the formality of an official arrest will be determinative of the issue of his claimed illegal detention.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Calhoun · 559 So. 2d 821 - State v. Hebert

2. “In this case, the Vernon Parish Sheriffs Officers knew there was a homicide and had the murdered body of Jason Perry. The officers also knew from the Chief of Rosepine Police, Dennis Par-rott, that he was familiar with the victim, that he had responded the prior night to this residence to investigate someone busting the victim’s windows out of his home and that the defendant was the person of interest in that crime. Further, the officers knew that the victim was living with and dating Briana Estrada who had been previously in a relationship with the defendant and Ms. Estrada and the defendant had children together. Also, officers knew of and had read the defendant’s text messages he had sent to Briana Estrada’s phone threatening the victim. The officers also had spoken to the victim’s brother and he believed the defendant was responsible for his brother’s death. Further, they knew the victim’s brother was aware there was a “beef’ between the victim and the defendant. Also, the officers knew the victim had shared with his brother that the defendant had threatened him. It is not a prerequisite for the existence of probable' cause that the police know at the time of the arrest that a particular crime has definitely been committed. Simms, supra. However, in another homicide case with very similar facts, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals [sic] stated, “one of the most important factors in determining if probable cause existed is satisfied when police officers know a crime has act”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 217 So. 3d 484 - State v. Griffin

3. “At the time of the defendant’s arrest, the arresting officer knew the following facts: The victim had been shot in the head with a shotgun; the culprit probably stole the victim’s car; the perpetrator was probably wearing shoes with serrated soles; the shoeprints of the serrated soled shoes lead from the Fon-tenot residence to the victim’s house; soon after the estimated time of death, a black male wearing a tan cap was seen speeding in the victim’s car; defendant is black; defendant had just admitted to owning shoes with what appeared to be identical sole serrations as those seen at the murder scene; similar serrated-sole shoeprints were seen around the Fonte-not residence; a tan cap fitting the earlier description had just been located in the house where defendant resided; the officer knew the defendant had previously lied when initially asked about the ownership of the shoes. It appears that with the knowledge of all of the above facts, the arresting officer had probable cause to conclude that defendant had committed this crime. As stated earlier, probable cause to arrest need not be established by evidence sufficient to convict.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 217 So. 3d 484 - State v. Griffin