Reference no: EM133551414
Question: Read this fact scenario and respond. Explain your reasoning and decision in the case. Select the Replybutton below to add your initial post.
Denny is arrested for drunk driving and making counterfeit bills. He agrees to share information with the police to avoid prosecution. Having been personally involved in every aspect of an ongoing counterfeit operation, Denny explained the intimate details to the police of what he saw and did with Lousy Larry, a co-criminal.
Based on his statements alone, the officers seek a search warrant for the co-criminal's premises where Denny stated he saw many of the counterfeit bills the day before.
Can Denny's statement alone establish Probable Cause to support a warrant application? Why or Why Not? Which Supreme Court Case applies?
a. Yes, because Denny's statements amount to probable cause under a totality of the circumstances.
b. Yes, because Denny has never provided false information to the officers in the past.
c. No, because the officers did not corroborate Denny's statements.
d. No, because statements alone can never establish probable cause.