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To Obtain a Search Warrant, Law Enforcement Must Provide Judge Information About the Informant’s Credibility
May 1st, 2014
On April 23, 2014, the Court of Appeals decided State v. Robinson, holding that law enforcement did not provide the judge information about the informant’s credibility that is necessary to support the issuance of a search warrant. Robinson is signi…
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Informants in Drug Cases Part Two: Hand-to-Hand Transactions Participants & Witnesses
June 21st, 2013
A reoccurring question is whether a person charged in a drug case has the right to know the identity of the informant used by the police to make the case. The answer turns, in part, on whether the informant is a “mere tipster” or actually partici…
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Informants in Drug Cases Part One: “Mere Tipsters”
June 19th, 2013
A reoccurring question is whether a person charged in a drug case has the right to know the identity of the informant used by the police to make the case. The answer turns, in part, on whether the informant is a “mere tipster” or actually partici…
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