· 2/2/1993
United States v. Jean M. Taylor
Citations
- 985 F.2d 3
- 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 1551
- 1993 WL 15576
How courts have described this case
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- holding that an informant’s very detailed and specific account was corroborated where law enforcement simply conducted a criminal background check
- noting that affidavit may support informant’s veracity “through the very specificity and detail with which it relates the informant’s first-hand description of the place to be searched”
- noting that a Cl's overall reliability may be demonstrated by the \very specificity and detail\ of descriptions of search premises, or of defendant’s prior criminal activity or record
- explaining that officer’s cursory response to suspect’s question did not render suspect’s statement the product of custodial interrogation
- noting that an affidavit may support an informant’s veracity “through the very specificity and detail with which it relates the informant’s firsthand description of the place to be searched or the items to be seized”
- noting that the informant provided a corroborated, detailed description of the interior and exterior of the premises to be searched, including the number and location of 400 to 500 marijuana seedlings
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Judges: Selya, Coffin, Cyr
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