Informants

Name: In re. K.J.
Case #: A147478
Court: CA Court of Appeal
District 1 DCA
Division: 4
Opinion Date: 01/03/2018
  • Categories: Detention, Informants, Search & Seizure, Searches w/o Warrant

Minor's detention on high school campus by police officer working as campus resource officer and backup officer called to assist was lawful under the Fourth Amendment detention standard that applies to "school officials." Acting on an anonymous tip that the…

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Name: People v. Stanley
Case #: H043445
Court: CA Court of Appeal
District 6 DCA
Opinion Date: 12/12/2017
  • Categories: Informants, Search & Seizure

Trial court's granting of motion to suppress reversed where detention of bus passenger was justified by citizen informant's tip that defendant matched the picture on a "Be on the Lookout" flier issued the same day. Police Officer Tanaka responded to…

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Name: United States v. Williams
Case #: 15-10008
Court: US Court of Appeals
District 9 Cir
Opinion Date: 09/20/2016
  • Categories: Arrest, Cars, Incident to Lawful Arrest, Informants, Search & Seizure, Searches w/o Warrant

District court erred by suppressing evidence where police had (1) reasonable suspicion to stop defendant based on a reliable tip and the surrounding circumstances, (2) probable cause to arrest defendant for obstructing their attempt to obtain his identity, and (3)…

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Name: United States v. Magallon-Lopez
Case #: 14-30249
Court: US Court of Appeals
District 9 Cir
Opinion Date: 03/31/2016
  • Categories: Cars, Detention, Informants, Search & Seizure, Searches w/o Warrant

The fact officer lied to motorist about the reason for a stop is irrelevant to assessing the reasonableness of the stop under the Fourth Amendment. An officer stopped Magallon-Lopez's car because it fit the description of a car DEA agents…

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Name: U.S. v. King
Case #: 11-10182
Court: US Court of Appeals
District 9 Cir
Opinion Date: 08/27/2013
  • Categories: Detention, Informants, Pat-downs, Search & Seizure

Suspicionless search conducted pursuant to search condition of violent felon's probation does not violate Fourth Amendment. As part of a homicide case, police investigated King. They learned he was on felony probation for spousal battery in San Francisco and subject…

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Name: People v. Heslington
Case #: G043371
Court: CA Court of Appeal
District 4 DCA
Division: 3
Opinion Date: 05/20/2011
  • Categories: Informants, Search & Seizure, Warrants

Compliance with People v. Hobbs (1994) 7 Cal.4th 948, 971-972, requires the trial court to determine whether the affidavit in support of a search warrant has been properly sealed and whether disclosures must be made of confidential material, but once…

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Name: United States v. Palos-Marquez
Case #: 08-50498
Court: US Court of Appeals
District 9 Cir
Opinion Date: 01/19/2010
  • Categories: Cars, Informants, Search & Seizure

An in-person tip by an informant provided reasonable suspicion for an investigatory stop of a vehicle. Affirming a criminal judgment for transporting illegal aliens, the appellate court held that an in-person tip by an unidentified informant can have significant indicia…

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Name: Redding v. Safford Unified School District, et al.
Case #: 05-15759
Court: US Court of Appeals
District 9 Cir
Opinion Date: 07/11/2008
  • Categories: Informants, Search & Seizure, Searches w/o Warrant

The Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures extends to searches of students in the public school setting. A search of a student by a public school official is reasonable only if it is justified at its inception and…

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Name: People v. Lindsey
Case #: A113628
Court: CA Court of Appeal
District 1 DCA
Division: 4
Opinion Date: 03/27/2007
  • Categories: Informants, Search & Seizure

An anonymous 9-1-1 call reporting shots fired will be sufficient to support a subsequent detention and search where: (1) the reported conduct involves a grave and immediate risk to those nearby; (2) there is no indication the call is a…

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Name: United States v. Decoud
Case #: 04-50478
Court: US Court of Appeals
District 9 Cir
Opinion Date: 08/02/2006
  • Categories: Challenges to Panel, Informants, Pretrial Motions, Search & Seizure, Severance/Consolidation, Trial Proceedings

The appellate court affirmed three defendants’ convictions, holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in finding a necessity for a wiretap. The panel rejected defendant Decoud’s protestations against the search of a briefcase because he gave up…

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