holding that, when a named citizen informant initiates a report based on a personal observation to a police officer, that citizen is presumed to be credible and reliable, because the citizen is subjecting himself or herself to potential civil liability
How later courts described this case
- holding that, when a named citizen informant initiates a report based on a personal observation to a police officer, that citizen is presumed to be credible and reliable, because the citizen is subjecting himself or herself to potential civil liability
- discussing some relevant factors in assessing credibility of informant and reliability of information
- discussing rationale for deeming named citizen informant reliable when that citizen initiates a report of a crime to a law enforcement agency
- establishing a higher evidentiary standard for probable cause determinations
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
DENECKE, C. J.,
dissenting.
I concur in that part of the dissenting opinion of Justice Lent that would hold that the affidavit in this case is insufficient.