Aguilar–Spinelli test
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The Aguilar–Spinelli test is a former U.S. legal standard that strictly governed when hearsay information from informants could establish probable cause for search warrants, requiring proof of both the informant’s basis of knowledge and veracity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fourth Amendment doctrine
ⓘ
legal standard ⓘ probable cause test ⓘ |
| aimsTo | prevent issuance of warrants on uncorroborated or unreliable hearsay ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
anonymous tips
ⓘ
confidential informants ⓘ hearsay information from informants ⓘ probable cause determinations ⓘ search warrant applications ⓘ |
| basedOn | Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
United States Supreme Court doctrine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
evidence law standard ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | strict standard for informant-based probable cause ⓘ |
| clarifiedInCase | Spinelli v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
sufficiency of warrant affidavits
ⓘ
use of hearsay in establishing probable cause ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | more flexible totality-of-the-circumstances test ⓘ |
| governs | use of informant tips to establish probable cause ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
basis of knowledge prong
ⓘ
reliability prong ⓘ veracity prong ⓘ |
| influenced | state constitutional jurisprudence on search and seizure ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| legalDomain |
constitutional law
ⓘ
criminal procedure ⓘ |
| legalEffect | could invalidate warrants based on inadequate informant information ⓘ |
| modifiedBy | Illinois v. Gates (1983) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Aguilar v. Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spinelli v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedInCase | Aguilar v. Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedInCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Illinois v. Gates totality-of-the-circumstances approach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
probable cause requirement ⓘ search and seizure law ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Illinois v. Gates totality-of-the-circumstances test NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
showing of informant’s basis of knowledge
ⓘ
showing of informant’s veracity ⓘ two-pronged analysis ⓘ |
| requiresShowing |
how the informant obtained the information
ⓘ
reasons to believe the informant is credible ⓘ reasons to believe the informant’s information is reliable ⓘ |
| standardType | two-prong test ⓘ |
| status | former federal constitutional standard ⓘ |
| stillUsedIn | some state courts ⓘ |
| timePeriod | applied in federal courts primarily from 1960s to 1983 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
courts reviewing validity of warrants
ⓘ
magistrates reviewing warrant applications ⓘ |
| usedFor |
determining sufficiency of informant tips
ⓘ
evaluating affidavits based on confidential informants ⓘ |
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