Opinion ID: 2067275
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Heading: Application of Aguilar-Spinelli

Text: The search warrant in question was unsupported by probable cause in relation to the first prong of Aguilar-Spinelli: underlying circumstances from which the issuing authority could conclude that the informant was reliable and credible. Aguilar v. Texas, 378 U.S. 108 at 114, 84 S.Ct. 1509 at 1514, 12 L.Ed.2d 723 at 728-29 (1964). None of the four criteria used to evaluate the credibility or reliability of an informant were present. See U.S. v. Harris, 403 U.S. 573, 91 S.Ct. 2075, 29 L.Ed.2d 723 (1971). Specifically, the informant's story was not corroborated by other sources, nor was there any properly supported information as to informant's reputation. [2]