United States v. Verdugo-Munoz

343 F. App'x 287

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

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The known informant who tipped off DEA agents to defendant’s drug dealing had a strong incentive to provide truthful information, explained the basis for his knowledge and provided detailed predictions about defendant’s future behavior. The agents were also able to corroborate many of the details provided by informant before acting. For example, they confirmed that informant had spoken with defendant on the phone, that defendant in fact went to the meeting place arranged in those phone calls and that the car defendant approached was the same color reported by informant. Defendant’s arrest and the search of his car were based on probable cause under the totality of the circumstances. United States v. Tarazon, 989 F.2d 1045, 1048-49 (9th Cir.1993); see, e.g., United States v. Rowland, 464 F.3d 899, 907-09 (9th Cir.2006). Both were lawful even though the agents lacked warrants. California v. Acevedo, 500 U.S. 565, 579-80, 111 S.Ct. 1982, 114 L.Ed.2d (1991); United States v. Jensen, 425 F.3d 698, 704 (9th Cir.2005).

AFFIRMED.

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