Was It Reasonable?

Question 1

PC-based Search justified?

Answer 1

[PC + Warrant or Exception]?

[Seizure just requires PC]

Question 2

PC +

Answer 2

veracity + basis of knowledge

Question 3

How much (if any) corroboration necessary?

Answer 3

(1) How much (if any) corroboration necessary?
(i) Citizen informant–no corroboration

(ii) Police informant–specific predictions of future events/innocuous details + corroboration
1. Draper: (train) details of an informant’s report + corroboration of those details by police = PC

(b) Tipster (Combine Spinelli/Gates)

Question 4

Tipster analysis

Answer 4

(Combine Spinelli/Gates)

(i) Spinelli: (Gambling) 1) Basis of tipster’s knowledge 2) Veracity/reliability of report.
(ii) Gates: (couple/drugs) totality of circumstances/one strong Spinelli prong can overcome weak one