Can a magistrate rely on two confidential police informants for evidence in a drug case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Earwood, C076247 (Cal. App. 2015):

While defendant correctly points out that the two confidential informants are problematic because they provided their information for consideration from law enforcement (see People v. Kurland (1980) 28 Cal.3d 376, 392-393 [information from police informants must be shown to be reliable]), the magistrate could reasonably rely on the police informants here. The affidavit declared that both informants previously gave reliable information that led to the discovery of methamphetamine. In addition, the two statements tended to corroborate each other, by giving similar information about defendant's drug sales. Corroboration and a previous record of accuracy establishes a police informant's credibility. (Id. at p. 392.)

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