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SC: Anonymous uncorroborated tip insufficient for stop

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Defendant’s stop was based on an anonymous and unreliable tip, and nothing was observed that indicated any criminality. State v. Taylor, 2010 S.C. App. LEXIS 76 (May 13, 2010)* (this case is a good summary of the law of anonymous tips). Defendant consented to a search of his car, and that revealed the odor of marijuana. Probable cause developed at that point, and the search was valid under the automobile exception. State v. Toledo, 2010 N.C. App. LEXIS 823 (May 18, 2010).* Police responded to a 911 call that defendant was on her property, and that justified their entry. They did not know that the caller wasn’t there. State v. Pierce, 2010 Wash. App. LEXIS 872 (April 27, 2010)*:

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on May 22, 2010 (boomark / email).