· 10/6/2003
United States v. Alfredo Rodriguez-Suazo
Citations
- 346 F.3d 637
- 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 20362
- 2003 WL 22300868
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the veracity, reliability, and basis of knowledge factors must be evaluated under the “fluid totality of the circumstances approach”
- holding that the veracity, reliability, and basis of knowledge factors must be evaluated under the “fluid totality of the circumstances approach”
- holding that “[i]t is well settled that in seeking suppression of evidence the burden of proof is upon the defendant to display a violation of some constitutional or statutory right justifying suppression[]”
- holding that, when defendant challenges probable cause determination, \[i]t is well settled that in seeking suppression of evidence the burden of proof is upon the defendant to display a violation of some constitutional or statutory right\ (quotation omitted)
- upholding probable cause when informant's reliability was based on three prior tips leading to arrest and conviction, informant provided detailed reports of criminal wrongdoing, and police conducted minimum corroboration
- considering the evidence regarding a search in the light most favorable to the government when examining the denial of a motion to suppress
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Judges: Daughtrey, Moore, Sutton
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