Legal Opinion
People v. Rivera
California Supreme Court
Decided June 14, 2007No. S138898PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CORRIGAN, J.
The question presented in this People’s appeal is whether the Fourth Amendment requires police officers to corroborate an anonymous tip before contacting the occupant of a residence and seeking consent to enter and search. We conclude it does not and reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeal.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On January 20, 2004, around 3:25 p.m., Officer Scott Hunter received a radio report of an'anonymous tip that “Juan Rivera,” who may have had an outstanding warrant, was at an address in Oceanside. Hunter did not run a records check on the name or…
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