Topic: the coincidence of the officer's private and public duties … · Go Syfert
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5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 15 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Lenard Davis v. Commonwealth.

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1 Lenard Davis v. Commonwealth Anchor
vactapp · 2004
green “the coincidence of the officer's private and public duties during the encounter did not eclipse his authority and responsibility as a law enforcement officer.” 3
2 State v. Graham
wash · 1996
green “police officers are considered to be under a duty to respond as police officers 24 hours a day.” 3
3 State v. DeSanto
njsuperctappdiv · 1980
green “the police uniform has the same significance to the public whether the wearer is technically on or off duty, and in such a situation, the municipality and its public expect and obtain real benefits from the police officer.” 3
4 State v. Graham
wash · 1996
green “police officers are considered to be under a duty to respond as police officers 24 hours a day.” 3
5 Cagle v. State
miss · 1988
green “clothes fire departments, its personnel and equipment, with authority to travel beyond municipal boundaries to aid in the rescue of persons with or without the occurrence of a fire” 3

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