46 Ala. App. 45 - Davis v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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39 state decisions

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1. “"In Rugendorf v. United States , 376 U.S. 528 , 84 S.Ct. 825 , 11 L.Ed.2d 887 , it is fairly well established that the prosecution is entitled to withhold the identity of the informant for at least two reasons: (1) to foster its activities in detecting crimes by keeping open lines of communications with the underworld and (2) to protect informers from harm or reprisal."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 390 So. 2d 1093 - Thornton v. State · 389 So. 2d 524 - McDaniel v. State

2. ““I have received information from a reliable informant who has proved to be reliable in the past and upon whose information I have acted and upon whose information drugs have been found and cases made prior to this date, that there is presently contained in the residence of Gary Dewayne Grisson, 1 608 North Washington Street, Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, illegal drugs, to-wit: marijuana. The aforesaid informant stated that he saw the illegal drugs at said residence within the past 48 hours and that the substance at said residence did in fact appear to be marijuana and was in the possession of the said Gary Dewayne Grisson. This information was given to me by the informant within the past 12 hours prior to the making of this affidavit. “Based upon the above information received from my reliable informant I have probable cause for believing and I do believe that there is contained in the residence of Gary Dewayne Grisson, 608 North Washington Street, Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, illegal drugs, to-wit: marijuana. “Upon this information and belief I request that the magistrate to whom this affidavit is directed to make a determina tion if there is sufficient probable cause to issue a search warrant for the person and premises hereinabove described. “I make this affidavit for the purpose of securing a search warrant to search the said Gary Dewayne Grisson and his residence located at 608 North Washington Street, Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama.””

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