· 4/21/1995
United States v. Manuel Rodriguez Padro
Citations
- 52 F.3d 120
- 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 9075
- 1995 WL 232607
How courts have described this case
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- holding that tips become credible when they accurately predict \future actions of third parties not easily predicted\
- upholding a warrantless search of a vehicle where the officer had probable cause to believe the car contained cocaine based on a corroborated anonymous tip
- \The informant's anonymity and failure to state the basis of her knowledge severely undercuts the reliability of the information.\
- identified informants are to be given more weight than anonymous tips.
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Judges: Kennedy, Norris, Taylor
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