State v. Moreno’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “At the time of her final detention (when she initially refused a body search), the officers knew that the defendant was a young Hispanic woman, arriving from a drug source city with only a purse and carry-on bag walking from the airplane in a manner so hurried and nervous that it attracted their attention. She was travelling under what appeared to be an assumed name and was unable to produce an airline ticket in her name. She had only a boarding pass in a Hispanic name that was different from the name she produced as evidence of identification. Her explanation as to the acquisition of her flight ticket and the name discrepancy was improbable and implausible. The officers knew that her travel arrangements had been made through the same agency at the same time as those of her seat mate, Susanna Perez, signalling that the defendant was under an assumed name and travelling with someone although she claimed to be traveling alone. Her response to the question as to the reason she had virtually no clothing in the sparse contents of her carry-on bag did not amount to a logical explanation or answer to a reasonable question and was for all intents and purposes an evasion. Logic would dictate that if, as she initially said, she had been "visiting friends in Florida for a few weeks," and presumably returning home, she would have brought her clothes home with her. They would not be at the home of still another "friend." Finally, her clear and quick response to the officer's request for a”

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

2. “Finally, her clear and quick response to the officer's request for a body search evidenced a much better command of the English language than she previously attempted to display. All these circumstances indicated deception on Moreno's part. We find these facts and circumstances viewed and considered by experienced police officers, justified the belief that the defendant was carrying contraband drugs and had committed a crime. The”

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

3. “One passenger arriving on Flight 1076 from Miami caught their attention. The officers testified that a thirty-eight-year-old Hispanic female, later identified as defendant Olga Moreno, walked through the concourse in a hurried fashion. She looked nervously over her shoulder and from side to side; she held a purse and one carry-on bag. Believing this behavior and her departure point of Miami to be consistent with a”

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