Question

A man calls a police officer and says that a man at a particular location has narcotics on him. Is this sufficient to establish to establish probable cause to arrest that individual or is additional information needed? Chose the best answer/situation most likely to withstand a motion to suppress if there is an arrest and narcotics are found. Yes, this is sufficient information for the police officer to arrest and search the man for narcotics. No, but this would be sufficient information to arrest and search if the caller particularly describes the man. No, but this would be sufficient information if the caller identified himself, No, but this would be sufficient information if the caller had an ongoing relationship with the police officer, had been reliable in providing information on narcotics possession in the past and particularly described the man.

Answer 1

The answer/situation most likely to withstand a motion to suppress if there is an arrest and narcotics are found is as follows:

Narcotics is the illegal process using drugs which is not good for the individual and society. So the above answer would be

Yes, this is sufficient information for the police officer to arrest and search the man for narcotics.