United States Ninth Circuit

A tip from an informant may form the basis for a search warrant, even if the informant had an ulterior motive, where police were able to corroborate some of the information in tip.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/09/2001
• Decided 09/06/2001
• Published 09/06/2001

Judges

• LAY, Circuit Judge:, Before:  LAY,TROTT and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Amy Adelson,Dershowitz, Eiger & Adelson, P.C., New York, New York, for the defendant-appellant., Hugh W. Berry, Assistant United States Attorney, Seattle, Washington, for the plaintiff-appellee.