Kellems v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “and knew she lived with a man named Richard. Tr. at 94. There was no evidence that the caller was honest or had provided reliable information in the past; there was no evidence revealing the basis of the caller's knowledge; and there was no evidence that the officer or dispatch ever verified the caller's identity prior to the stop. As the Court of Appeals points out,”

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   e.g. Kellems v. State

2. “when the officers stopped Kellems' vehicle, they did not know whether the caller was actually MeDonald, a prankster, or an imposter.”

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

3. “the tip did not contain the requisite indicia of reliability.”

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