Appellate Court of Illinois· 2/11/2009

People v. Linley

Citations

388 Ill. App. 3d 747
903 N.E.2d 791
328 Ill. Dec. 131
2009 Ill. App. LEXIS 63

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recognizing that “information from a concerned citizen is ordinarily considered more credible than a tip from an informant who provides information for payment or other personal gain”
finding “some authority” for the application of a less rigorous standard of corroboration when the tip concerns an imminent threat to public safety
the State has the burden of establishing the reliability of third-party information relayed to police
defendant’s presence in a residential area at a “late hour” does not justify an investigative stop, even when the area is known for frequent criminal activity
“[t]hat an informant has placed his or her anonymity at risk may be considered in assessing the reliability of the tip”
when a seizure is based on information received through a dispatch, the State is “obliged to show that whoever ordered the dispatch acted based on reliable information”

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Judges: Schostok

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