United States v. Artez

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a “tip from a second informant can also help corroborate information from a confidential informant”
• concluding that probable cause existed despite the use of an unwitting intermediary due to the existence of corroborating information
• noting that information received “from a second informant can also help corroborate information from a confidential informant”
• concluding such activity can be used to “corroborate information from a confidential informant that the residence is being used to distribute narcotics”
• noting that probable cause does not require a showing of “proof beyond a reasonable doubt or by a preponderance of the evidence” (emphasis added
• stating that criminal history could contribute to a finding of probable cause

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).