921 So. 2d 1199 - State v. Slaydon’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “At the time of the defendant’s arrest, the arresting officer knew the following facts: The victim had been shot in the head with a shotgun; the culprit probably stole the victim’s car; the perpetrator was probably wearing shoes with serrated soles; the shoeprints of the serrated soled shoes lead from the Fon-tenot residence to the victim’s house; soon after the estimated time of death, a black male wearing a tan cap was seen speeding in the victim’s car; defendant is black; defendant had just admitted to owning shoes with what appeared to be identical sole serrations as those seen at the murder scene; similar serrated-sole shoeprints were seen around the Fonte-not residence; a tan cap fitting the earlier description had just been located in the house where defendant resided; the officer knew the defendant had previously lied when initially asked about the ownership of the shoes. It appears that with the knowledge of all of the above facts, the arresting officer had probable cause to conclude that defendant had committed this crime. As stated earlier, probable cause to arrest need not be established by evidence sufficient to convict.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 217 So. 3d 484 - State v. Griffin