· 9/23/1987
State v. Swaim
Citations
- 412 N.W.2d 568
- 1987 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1270
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that magistrate’s reference to affidavit and its attachments as reasons for finding credibility constituted substantial compliance with statutory requirements
- holding magistrate’s reliance on officer’s credibility checklist constituted substantial compliance with section 808.3
- “[independent corroboration of the details of an informant’s tip ... may serve as strong support for that informant’s reliability”
- detective identified informant as “mature individual” with “no motivation to falsify the information”
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Judges: Reynoldson, Harris, Larson, Lavorato, Neuman
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