Aguilar-Spinelli test — The Aguilar Spinelli test was a judicial guideline set down by the U.S. Supreme Court for evaluating the validity of a search warrant based on information provided by a confidential informant or an anonymous tip. The Supreme Court abandoned the… … Wikipedia
Aguilar-Spinelli test — /agiylar spaneliy/ The Aguilar Spinelli test requires that search warrant affidavits disclose both the underlying circumstances necessary to enable the magistrate independently to judge the validity of the informant s conclusion and make some… … Black's law dictionary
Spinelli — is a surname, and may refer to:* Altiero Spinelli (1907 ndash;1986), Italian advocate for European federalism and founding father of the European Union * Ashley Spinelli, a character in the cartoon Recess . * Damian Spinelli, a fictional… … Wikipedia
Aguilar v. Texas — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Aguilar v. Texas ArgueDateA=March 25 ArgueDateB=26 ArgueYear=1964 DecideDate=June 15 DecideYear=1964 FullName=Aguilar v. Texas USVol=378 USPage=108 Citation=84 S.Ct. 1509; 12 L.Ed.2d 723 Prior=Certiorari to the Court … Wikipedia
Illinois v. Gates — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Illinois v. Gates ArgueDate=October 10 ArgueYear=1982 ReargueDate=March 1 ReargueYear=1983 DecideDate=June 8 DecideYear=1983 FullName=Illinois v. Gates et ux. USVol=462 USPage=213 Citation= Prior=85 Ill. 2d 376, 423 N. E. 2d… … Wikipedia
Probable cause — In United States criminal law, probable cause refers to the standard by which a police officer has the right to make an arrest, conduct a personal or property search, or to obtain a warrant for arrest. It is also used to refer to the standard to… … Wikipedia
Informant — Stool pigeon redirects here. For other uses, see The Stool Pigeon (disambiguation). For variations on informer and informant, see Informer (disambiguation). For variations on The Informant, see The Informant (disambiguation). A representative… … Wikipedia