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Government

Nov. 9, 2006

State Justices May Permit Police Searches From Anonymous Tips

SACRAMENTO - The California Supreme Court seemed poised Tuesday to rule that a 911 call by an anonymous tipster who said he had been threatened with a gun justified a warrantless search of a suspect's car.

By Itir Yakar
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SACRAMENTO - The California Supreme Court seemed poised Tuesday to rule that a 911 call by an anonymous tipster who said he had been threatened with a gun justified a warrantless search of a suspect's car.
      A lawyer for the suspect argued that without any independent reason to trust the tip that his client was carrying a loaded gun, po...

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