Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “[T]he proper inquiry for determining the constitutionality of a search-and-seizure is whether the conduct of the law enforcement officer ... was objectively reasonable, without regard to his or her underlying motives or intent. We emphasize that the Fourth Amendment proscribes unreasonable actions, not improper thoughts.”

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