State v. Moore’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 state decisions

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1. “On January 28, 1997, Springfield police officers Corporal Mark Deeds and Corporal James McCulloch went to 908 West State Street to look for Van Johnson, a burglary suspect. Upon arriving at this house, they first knocked on the front door. Thereon, David J. Adams came around the west side of the house. After questioning Adams, Deeds asked if he and McCullough [sic] could “go into the basement and look to ensure that Van Johnson was not there.” Adams responded they “could.” Adams then opened the basement door and “let [Deeds and McCulloch] in.” As Adams walked down the stairway, followed by the policemen, Deeds heard someone say, “Who is it?” Adams answered, “Popo[,]” a phrase explained as a “common slang term ... used in the street to refer to police.” At that time, Deeds saw Defendant in the basement, standing against a ledge, with an object in his hand. He (Deeds) immediately recognized the object as a crack pipe. Deeds testified that as soon as Defendant “saw someone else was behind ... Adams, he [Defendant] threw the [pipe] over his shoulder, up on this ledge in the basement.” Deeds then retrieved the pipe, placed Defendant under arrest, and “searched his person incident to ar- . rest.” Upon his search of Defendant, Deeds found and seized a plastic bag of material that was later confirmed to be crack cocaine.”

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