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A search warrant was needed for a suspect bomber. They found incriminating pictures but the supreme court agreed with Mapp no warrant means any evidence found is not credible. https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/supreme-court-landmarks/mapp-v-ohio-podcast#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Supreme%20Court%20ruled,Courts%20for%20educational%20purposes%20only.
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Police of texas wanting to search Aguliar for suspicion of illegal drugs from a credible source. Agulilar poses the warrant that was approved was only on hearsay. Therefore the supreme court overturned texas since having a warrant on hearsay is a violation of the 14th amendment reasonable requirement. https://ballotpedia.org/Aguilar_v._Texas
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Gave more restrictions for getting a warrant on individuals since there can be issues relying on informants.
https://library.fiveable.me/key-terms/civil-rights-civil-liberties/aguilar-v-texas#:~:text=Fourth%20Amendment%20rights.-,Aguilar%20v.,cause%20when%20relying%20on%20informants. -
Due process clause under the 14th amendment, No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt14S13/ALDE_00013743/#:~:text=No%20State%20shall%20make%20or,equal%20protection%20of%20the%20laws
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In Aguilar v. Texas, the Supreme Court established that for probable cause based on an informant's tip to be valid, law enforcement must demonstrate two key criteria: the credibility of the informant and the basis of their knowledge.
https://library.fiveable.me/key-terms/civil-rights-civil-liberties/aguilar-v-texas#:~:text=based%20probable%20cause%3F-,In%20Aguilar%20v.,the%20basis%20of%20their%20knowledge. -
established the Aguilar–Spinelli test, a judicial guideline for evaluating the validity of a search warrant based on information provided by a confidential informant or an anonymous tip.
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Yes needed test for valid search warrant. (1) the judge must be informed of the reasons to support the conclusion that such an informant is credible; and (2) the judge must be informed of the underlying circumstances of the person providing the information.
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Not enough evidence, gained legally, to prove there was a crime. (based on the fourth amendment)
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Aguilar-Spinell overturned by Illinois V gates Replaced test by “totality-of-the-circumstances test” decisions are based on all available information rather than bright-line rules.
https://www.lsd.law/define/totality-of-the-circumstances-test#:~:text=Term%3A%20Totality%2Dof%2Dthe,an%20arrest%20or%20search%20warrant.