Opinion ID: 1060645
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Adopting an Objective Test

Text: Adopting the Satterwhite rationale, we hold that under Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-7-118(c)(3), it is the State's burden to prove [10] that it was objectively reasonable for the officer to reject a misdemeanant's proffered identification evidence. By objectively reasonable, we mean that in rejecting the evidence, the officer should have a specific articulable reason to doubt that the cited person has accurately identified himself [or herself] before taking him [or her] into custody. People v. Monroe, 12 Cal.App.4th 1174, 16 Cal.Rptr.2d 267, 286 (1993) (Smith, J., dissenting). [11]