State of Washington v. Christopher R. Morrell

FILED MARCH 9, 2021 In the Office of the Clerk of Court WA State Court of Appeals, Division III IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION THREE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) No. 37160-3-III ) (consolidated w/ Respondent, ) No. 37220-1-III) ) v. ) ) PUBLISHED OPINION CHRISTOPHER R. MORRELL, ) ) Appellant. ) PENNELL, C.J. — Informants are an important source of police intelligence. But criminal informants are less reliable than citizen informants. When a criminal informant implicates another person in a crime, law enforcement must be assured the quality of information outweighs the…