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FL5: CI's buy (not controlled buy) was probable cause

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

CI who just made a buy from the defendant and related the details to the police showed probable cause. State v. Allen, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 17280 (5th Dist. November 14, 2008).* District Court credited that defendant consented to a search and not that she was in some kind of spell when she did. United States v. McCurdy, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 92437 (D. Maine November 13, 2008).* Tow company entered on open fields to tow plaintiff’s car at the request of the police, so the entry was not unlawful. Hardy v. County of El Dorado, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 92229 (E.D. Cal. November 13, 2008).* Defendant’s stop was based on running a stop light, and that was justified. Events thereafter developed into more. United States v. Coppedge, 2008 U...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on November 18, 2008 (boomark / email).