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· 10/15/1884

Brewington v. Jenkins

Citations

  • 85 Mo. 57

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • officer’s subjective beliefs regarding probable cause are irrelevant; only issue is whether a reasonable person would believe probable cause existed
  • police had received tips from other informers within narrow time frame
  • court will not address issues not raised on appeal
  • informant gave specific description of defendant’s modus operandi

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Judges: Dearmond

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