995 So. 2d 285 - Baptiste v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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44 state decisions

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1. “State and federal case law establishes that the reliability of a tip which alleges illegal activity varies based upon whether the tip is truly anonymous, such as an anonymous telephone call, or whether it is offered by a "citizen informant" who approaches the police in person to report criminal activity. A tip from a citizen informant falls at a higher end of the reliability scale.”

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Benoit v. City of Lake City · State v. T.S.

2. “[W]hen the officer arrived on scene, she was only able to corroborate innocent details (i.e., Baptiste’s race, Ms attire, and his location near the address identified in the 911 call). Further, Baptiste was not engaged in any unlawful acts, unusual conduct, or suspicious behavior; he was merely walking down the street. Since the tip was reliable solely in its tendency to identify a determinate person and not in its assertion of illegality, we conclude that ... the police here lacked reasonable suspicion to seize Baptiste at gunpoint.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Hudson v. State · 72 So. 3d 328 - MM v. State

3. “The concept that the Bill of Rights and other constitutional protections against arbitrary government are inoperative when they become inconvenient, or when expediency dictates otherwise, is a very dangerous doctrine and, if allowed to flourish, would destroy the benefit of a written Constitution and undermine the basis of our government.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 998 So. 2d 531 - State v. Powell