What is the test for determining whether a police officer's motivation is relevant to a criminal investigation?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Holmes, 997 N.Y.S.2d 669 (Table) (N.Y. Crim. Ct. 2014):
2 Under the federal constitution, the officer's motivation is irrelevant to the inquiry. Brigham City v. Stuart, 537 U.S. 398, 403, 126 S.Ct. 1943, 1948 (2006).
2 Under the federal constitution, the officer's motivation is irrelevant to the inquiry. Brigham City v. Stuart, 537 U.S. 398, 403, 126 S.Ct. 1943, 1948 (2006).
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