Please define Confidential Informant vs. Confidential Reliable ...
2014年6月8日 · Law enforcement attempts to keep the identity of an "informant" confidential, even in court filings, arguing that disclosure of the CI's identity could endanger the CI. However, police must typically vouch for the "reliability" of the informant (for example, based on past investigations) in order for a court to issue a warrant, or otherwise act ...
Must a confidential informant testify at a jury trial in a drug sale ...
2012年1月30日 · The informant is scared, doesn't want to testify at the trial and has refused too, but the public defender told my son that the state doesn't need the confidential informant because the police was the director of the audio and video and the detectives will testify.
Is it. Legal in the state of Arkansas to use someone as a …
2013年1月20日 · No attorney-client relationship is established with this answer. It is not to be considered legal advice, but is merely given to point you in the right direction and give you a general answer as to the law regarding the question you have asked.
Whats the difference between a confidential imformant and a ...
2013年3月14日 · The fact that the "source" was ever arrested, prosecuted or formally charged is irrelevant. If there was a formal "substantial assistance" agreement between the confidential source/confidential informant, then that particular information should be disclosed to your lawyer.
What happens if the confidential Informant dies before my trial …
These issues are best discussed with YOUR lawyer, who presumably knows way more about your case and all of the facts and circumstances involved than any lawyer answering questions on a free general advice website. Talk to your lawyer. Also, there is more than one confidential informant at work in your area.
Can a Confidential Informant legally continue to sell drugs to …
Trick is to contact law enforcement so they can "sting" their own informant. If they fail to do anything they run a big risk that another undercover officer from another agency might buy from their snitch, who then gets charged with sales in the middle of the "official" investigation he was conducting for the first agency.
Is it legal to get a warrant from one confidential informant?
2014年2月28日 · Absolutely, a warrant can issue with only one confidential informant. The issue is whether there is an indicia of reliability sufficient to formulate probable cause. Depending on your jurisdiction, issues related to the reliability of the warrant may come into play. The informant may be providing hearsay information, for example.
Does discrediting a confidential informant help your case?
2010年6月24日 · First, discrediting of a confidential informant early on could enable your friend to win a suppression motion (a request that certain evidence be kept out of the trial). If the case still went to trial, the confidential informant's testimony would be placed in doubt by your discrediting, and this may turn the tide in his case!
If there is a "confidential informant" in my case, how and what do I ...
2015年1月20日 · Thank you so much for your response Suzanne. The information provided by the informant is very vital to my case. Basically, the whole case is based on the recordings and the informants word. Mind you that he has been arrested seven times and he even got arrested even after he set me up which says a lot about his credibility.
Does a confidential informant have to appear in court if taking it …
2012年6月9日 · A Confidential Informant is someone working with the police. They are provided money to make a "buy". Prior to entry into a buy situation they are searched to insure they do not have any other drugs in their possession.