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Anonymous tip corroborated by police observation as basis for reasonable suspicion
Leading case
Alabama v. White, 496 U.S. 325 (1990)
How courts have described it
holding that an anonymous tip that predicted future criminal activity, if corroborated by subsequent independent investigation, furnished reasonable suspicion
United States v. Eddy Garcia and Juan Garcia, 339 F.3d 116 (2d Cir. 2003)
holding that reasonable suspicion existed based on a detailed anonymous tip that was corroborated, even though the corroborating evidence was of innocent activities
United States v. Scott Payne, 181 F.3d 781 (6th Cir. 1999)
holding that an anonymous tip that a car contained cocaine provided an officer with the reasonable suspicion required to stop that automobile
United States v. Hare, 150 F.3d 419 (5th Cir. 1998)
applying the totality of the circumstances test to determine whether an anonymous informant's tip established reasonable suspicion to justify an investigatory stop
Palmieri v. Clark County, 2015 NV 102 (Nev. 2015)
adopting a totality of circumstances test for determining reasonable suspicion based on anonymous tips
State v. Post, 733 N.W.2d 634 (Wis. 2007)
using “totality of the circumstances” test to determine whether informant’s anonymous tip supplied reasonable suspicion for stop
Carmouche v. State, 10 S.W.3d 323 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000)
holding that corroborating the noncriminal aspects of a telephone tip with predictive information was adequate to support a stop to investigate its criminal portions
Lamont Lendell Bagley v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2021)
holding reliable informant tip provided reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, given totality of circumstances
State v. Wilkinson, 216 P.3d 973 (Utah Ct. App. 2009)
Related doctrines
- Informant's tip as reasonable suspicion for Terry stop and protective frisk
- Reasonable, Articulable Suspicion for Stops and Frisks
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The quotations above are from court opinions that cite the leading case, in each court's own words. The heading is a short label Annlex generated from those quotations. It has not been reviewed by a lawyer and is not legal advice.