\u201cAll of these facts, taken in their totality, support a finding of probable cause. There was a fair probability that the Defendant was present in room #209 based upon the informant’s tip indicating he was there, Defendant’s motorcycle found in the hotel’s parking lot, a known associate also at the hotel, and that he was not present in the one of two rooms rented by an associate. [\u00b6] Similarly, the repeated flushing of toilets of room #209, coupled with a distributable quantity of drugs, a large amount of cash, and a handgun found in proximity to room #209’s open window, creates probable cause to search the room.\u201d United States v. Schenck, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 104409 (D. Utah July 3, 2017).<\/p>\n
The CI here was a drug user and prostitute who made 10-20 calls to the police about defendant\u2019s activities. She otherwise had a history of passing on reliable information. Enough was corroborated to rise to reasonable suspicion. State v. Pradubsri<\/a>, 2017 S.C. App. LEXIS 59 (July 19, 2017).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cAll of these facts, taken in their totality, support a finding of probable cause. There was a fair probability that the Defendant was present in room #209 based upon the informant’s tip indicating he was there, Defendant’s motorcycle found in … Continue reading