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Alabama v. White, 496 US 325 (1990), is a U.S. Supreme Court case involving the Fourth Amendment.The majority opinion ruled that anonymous tips can provide reasonable suspicion for a traffic stop provided that police can factually verify the circumstances asserted by the tip.
An information is a formal criminal charge which, depending upon the jurisdiction, either begins or continues a criminal proceeding in the courts. The information is one of the oldest common law pleadings (first appearing around the 13th century), and is nearly as old as the better-known indictment, with which it has always coexisted.
Case history; Prior: Certiorari denied from the Supreme Court of Connecticut. District Court denied federal habeas corpus. Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed. Holding; A tip from an informant who is known to an officer forms reasonable suspicion to frisk a suspect for weapons. Court membership; Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate ...
Oct. 30—A federal judge will decide whether to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the mother of a mentally ill woman murdered by a drug dealer she helped arrest while acting as a confidential informant.
A former FBI informant accused of lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s alleged business dealings with a Ukrainian energy company has agreed to plead guilty to federal ...
The Supreme Court overturned the ruling of the Illinois courts. Justice William Rehnquist delivered the decision in favor of the State of Illinois. Justice Rehnquist stated: We agree with the Illinois Supreme Court that an informant's "veracity," "reliability" and "basis of knowledge" are all highly relevant in determining the value of his report.
United States v. White, 401 U.S. 745 (1971), was a United States Supreme Court decision which held that recording conversations using concealed radio transmitters worn by informants does not violate the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, and thus does not require a warrant.
Alexander Smirnov struck a plea agreement with the office of special counsel David Weiss on Thursday morning, according to sources close to the case. Informant accused of feeding FBI bogus Biden ...