Is it unreasonable for a well-trained police officer to believe there is probable cause?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Tuadles, 7 Cal.App.4th 1777, 9 Cal.Rptr.2d 780 (Cal. App. 1992):
Similarly, in People v. Maestas (1988) 204 Cal.App.3d 1208, 1219, 252 Cal.Rptr. 739, the court held "the failure to corroborate" the statements of [7 Cal.App.4th 1797] two informants "whose credibility and reliability were very much in question" rendered it "entirely unreasonable for a well-trained police officer to believe in the existence of probable cause." 6
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