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· 7/10/1997

Kaysville City v. Mulcahy

Citations

  • 943 P.2d 231
  • 321 Utah Adv. Rep. 18
  • 1997 Utah App. LEXIS 77
  • 1997 WL 377851

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a statement from a citizen-informant that a \'drunk individual \ had recently left his home driving what looked like a white Toyota in a particular direction was sufficient information to support a reasonable suspicion
  • stating that \less corroboration is necessary\ where the information's reliability \is increased\ (internal quotation marks omitted)
  • indicating “whether specific set of facts gives rise to reasonable suspicion is a determination of law and is reviewed non-deferentially for correctness” (citation omitted)
  • determining the informant's tip had a high degree of reliability because the informant was reporting details that he personally observed as he was seeing them
  • recognizing high reliability of information received from a citizen informant
  • listing the \three factors to consider in determining the reliability and sufficiency of [an] informant's report\

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Judges: Wilkins, Greenwood, Jackson

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