74 Mich. App. 270 - People v. Bell’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Conceding that a police stop on the basis of an outstanding warrant is reasonable, even if knowledge of the warrant comes second-hand through the LEIN system, defendant argues that when the LEIN system is in error the stop is no longer reasonable. In support of this assertion Whiteley v. Warden, 401 U.S. 560 [ 91 S.Ct. 1301 , 28 L.Ed.2d 306 ] (1971), is cited. In that case a patrolman, relying on information transmitted over the state radio network that there was an outstanding warrant for petitioner, stopped and then searched petitioner’s car. Subsequently it was found that the warrant had been issued without probable cause. We find Whiteley distinguishable. There, unlike the instant case, the warrant relied upon by the arresting officer was not supported by probable cause and was invalid ab initio. The Whiteley situation is similar to People v. Parisi, 393 Mich. 31 [ 222 N.W.2d 757 ] (1974), where the initial stop of the vehicle was without a reasonable basis. But, in the instant case, the warrant was based on probable cause and was valid from the beginning. In People v. Dixon, 392 Mich. 691 [ 222 N.W.2d 749 ] (1974), the Supreme Court stated that a police officer may rely on information transmitted by radio from another police officer examining an official record. Since the patrolling Ecorse officer had a right to rely on the information which, in turn, was based on a valid warrant, the officers had a reasonable basis on which to make the stop.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 587 F. Supp. 1080 - Taggart v. County of MacOmb · 540 F. Supp. 753 - Taggart v. County of Macomb

2. ““Early in the evening of August 22, 1974, while on routine patrol duty in the city of Ecorse, police officers Raymond Smith, Alvin Demings and Jimmie King spotted defendant driving a four-door Oldsmobile. At the time, defendant was not speeding or violating any laws. However, Officer Smith had run a license plate check on defendant’s car several days earlier when he had observed the ear parked in front of a known drug house and found there was an outstanding traffic warrant against defendant. A radio call, sometimes known as a LEIN check, was made and a response received that the warrant was still outstanding for failure to pay a traffic ticket fine. Unbeknownst to the officers, the traffic ticket had been paid earlier that day. Promptly, the officers pulled their car in front of the Oldsmobile which was then stopped.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 587 F. Supp. 1080 - Taggart v. County of MacOmb · 540 F. Supp. 753 - Taggart v. County of Macomb

3. “[The Falkner Court] reasoned that since an individual may be charged or arrested for an offense of which he may never be tried, or tried and found not guilty, or the charge dismissed, the truth-seeking function of a trial and the protection of the individual would best be served if only convictions could be used for impeachment purposes. Convictions are specific and definite proof of past misconduct whereas charges or arrests are only inferences of misconduct.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 238 Mich. App. 573 - People v. Layher