INFORMANTS

Question 0

Which informants are automatically deemed reliable?

Answer 0

• POLICE OFFICERS/ official channels

- Citizen informants ; motives of good citizenship

Question 1

What is the standard for accepting informant information to establish probable cause?

Answer 1

THE FAIR PROBABILITY TEST ; not confined to rigid 2 pronged test

Question 2

Does an informant have to be named in an affidavit?

Answer 2

NO

Question 3

Can an informant began as an “anonymous” informant?

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

Is corroboration required with information from

All informants?

Answer 4

NO

Question 5

Does an informant making
A 9-1-1 call, who later becomes a
Citizen informant require corroboration ?

Answer 5

NO

Question 6

Is further evidence Of reliability required from record sources such as DMV, PG&E, phone company Etc?

Answer 6

NO

Question 7

What is a “classic informant”?

Answer 7

An informant motivated by something other than good citizenship

Question 8

Does reliability need to be established for anonymous informants?

Answer 8

YES

Question 9

Can information from an accomplice to a crime be deemed reliable? Explain

Answer 9

YES; if it is detailed, corroborated, and self-incriminatory

Question 10

How can you establish reliability from those informants whose reliability cannot
Be presumed?

Answer 10

• Prior record of providing accurate information
• Corroboration
• Specificity Of information
• Statements against penal interest (incrimination)
• Statements under oath
• Hearsay on Hearsay
• Reliability Challenges (Rivas motion)