State v. Garcia’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “in assessing the reasonableness of an officer's actions [under the circumstances and law of the case] a reviewing court should take into account not only the facts known to the officer, but also the 'specific reasonable inferences which he is entitled to draw from the facts in light of his experience ,'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re A.M.

2. “(1) ... which of the trial judge's findings and conclusions are entitled to deference; (2) which of the trial judge's findings and conclusions are reviewable de novo; and (3) which of the trial judge's findings and conclusions are relevant to determining [the ultimate question].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re A.M.

3. “lay out some of the factors that informed the trial judge's decision in this case and attempt to describe, item by item, both the deference owed to the trial judge in that regard and the relevance each item should have in determining [the ultimate question].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re A.M.