The People v. Eric R. Johnson, The People v. John A. DiSalvo, The People v. Costandino Argyris

In considering the legality of police searches and seizures instigated by hearsay information under article I, § 12 of the Constitution of the State of New York, we have adhered to the Supreme Court’s mid-twentieth-century jurisprudence on hearsay tips as laid out in Aguilar v Texas (378 US 108 [1964]) and Spinelli v United States (393 US 410 [1969]). Thus, we have held that hearsay information cannot provide a police officer with probable cause to arrest an individual unless the hearsay report reveals a reliable basis for the informant’s knowledge and shows that the informant is generally…