People v. Elwell

OPINION OF THE COURT

Meyer, J.

The core issue on this appeal is whether a warrantless *234search is permissible on the basis of information supplied without any indication of how the informant acquired his knowledge when the police have been able to confirm by their own inquiry and observation details supplied by the informant which are personal in nature and not in any way suggestive of criminal activity. In the jargon of criminal law practitioners, we deal with the Spinelli1-Draper2 aspects of the second ("basis of knowledge”) prong3 4of the Aguilar4 test. The Trial Judge denied suppression of…