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· 5/9/2000

Jobe v. Commissioner of Public Safety

Citations

  • 609 N.W.2d 919
  • 2000 Minn. App. LEXIS 428
  • 2000 WL 558145

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that tip was reliable when the informant offered accurate information about the suspect’s vehicle and driving conduct
  • informant’s tip reliable where the informant provided his name and gave the location and direction of travel of the suspect vehicle
  • informant gave his name, the location of his car in relation to the other motorist [Jobe], and a description of Jobe’s car; although State was unable to locate informant, tip sufficiently reliable under totality of circumstances
  • “While we agree that collecting addresses and phone numbers [from informants] would be a good practice for dispatchers to adopt, we do not believe the Fourth Amendment requires such a rule, and we decline to adopt it.”

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Judges: Harten, Davies, Foley

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