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Preferred term

anonymous tips  

Definition(s)

  • Court decisions have varied as to the reliance that they allow police officers to place on anonymous informants in attempting to establish reasonable suspicion or probable cause for arrests or search warrants, as required by the Fourth Amendment. Prior to 1983, the Court had limited use of such evidence. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment; Anonymous Tips]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-JGDXB0W5-P

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