249 N.C. App. 642 - State v. Jackson’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “In order for a reviewing court to weigh an informant's tip as confidential and reliable, evidence is needed to show indicia of reliability. Indicia of reliability may include statements against the informant's penal interests and statements from an informant with a history of providing reliable information.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Forte

2. “Several factors are used to assess reliability [of an informant's tip] including: (1) whether the informant was known or anonymous, (2) the informant's history of reliability, and (3) whether the information provided by the informant could be and was independently corroborated by the police.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Foster

3. “[t]he passage of two days between an informant's observation of criminal activity and an issuance of a search warrant bolsters the reliability of a tip.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Foster