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Tipster Sufficiently Reliable; Denial of Suppression Motion Affirmed

By Shari Allison

U.S. v. Sanchez, -- F.3d --, 2008 WL 697398 (10th Cir. 3/17/08) - the 10th upholds denial of suppression motion. Police were flagged down by an unknown woman who reported she saw a man hitting a woman in the face at a nearby intersection. Police went there, found neighbors pointing at two cars pulling out quickly from an area driveway, and stopped both vehicles. A pat-down search uncovered meth and driver consented to search. Police found a gun that seemed to belong to Sanchez and he admitted he was a felon. Court finds reasonable suspicion for the stop based on a motive by the tipster that was less suspect than typical because she was seeking help for a victim, her face-to-face report that indicated she could be held liable if her info was false, the pointing neighbors, and the haste of the departing vehicles...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tenth Circuit Blog on March 19, 2008 (boomark / email).