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The general rule is that the prosecution doesn't have to disclose the identity of a confidential informant. However, this rule has many exceptions; if a criminal defendant can show the importance of the CI's identity to the case, it may be possible to find out who's been talking to the cops.
a confidential informant is a secret source who, through a contact officer, supplies information on criminal activity to the police or law enforcement agent. Abstract THERE ARE BASICALLY TWO TYPES OF POLICE INVESTIGATION, REACTIVE AND PROACTIVE.
Confidential informants. Posts. Alabama. Rule 3.9 of the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure protects the identity of confidential informants when sworn testimony is taken to support the issuance of a search warrant.
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Instructions. Special Approval Requirements. High Level Confidential Informants. Individuals Under the Obligation of a Legal Privilege of Confidentiality or Affiliated With the Media. Federal Prisoners, Probationers, Parolees, Detainees, and Supervised Releasees. Current or Former Participants in the Witness Security Program.
A confidential informant (CI)1 is defined as an individual requiring anonymity who provides useful information, directed assistance, or both, that enhances criminal investigations and furthers the mission of the agency, usually in exchange for financial or other consideration.
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What is the FBI’s policy on the use of informants? The courts have recognized that the government’s use of informants is lawful and often essential to the effectiveness of properly authorized...
This paper discusses management of confidential informants (CIs). Abstract In order to direct and monitor CIs, it is necessary to understand their motivating factors such as money, revenge, elimination of competition, fear, self-aggrandizement, prosecutorial or judicial leniency, and repentance.
