Weeks v. Estelle’s Empirical Analysis
531 F.2d 780 · 1976
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
October 1979
most recently cited
7 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Aguilar v. Texas · Fay v. Noia · Draper v. United States · Starnes v. Penrod Drilling Co. · Babich v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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““Even so, a tip from an informer previously known to be reliable may establish probable cause if it is in sufficient detail, corroborated by independent observations so as ‘to negate the possibility that the informer “fabricat[ed] his report out of the whole cloth.” ’ ” Weeks v. Estelle, 5th Cir. 1976, 531 F.2d 780 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[I]n order for an informer’s tip to serve as the sole basis for probable cause it must reveal (1) how the informer obtained his information and (2) why the police believed that the informer was a credible reliable person [citation omitted]. (Emphasis in original.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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