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State v. Galon

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii
May 26, 2011
125 Haw. 240 (Haw. Ct. App. 2011)

Summary

holding that an officer's affidavit provided sufficient information of the underlying circumstances to support the officer's conclusion that the informant was credible or the information she provided was reliable where the informant had approached the police as a crime victim and, in volunteering to provide information about others involved in drug trafficking, admitted to her own involvement in illegal drug activity, and the affidavit provided independent information corroborating aspects of informant's statement

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Opinion

No. 29654.

May 26, 2011.


Summary Dispositional Orders Affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Galon

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii
May 26, 2011
125 Haw. 240 (Haw. Ct. App. 2011)

holding that an officer's affidavit provided sufficient information of the underlying circumstances to support the officer's conclusion that the informant was credible or the information she provided was reliable where the informant had approached the police as a crime victim and, in volunteering to provide information about others involved in drug trafficking, admitted to her own involvement in illegal drug activity, and the affidavit provided independent information corroborating aspects of informant's statement

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Case details for

State v. Galon

Case Details

Full title:State v. Galon

Court:Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii

Date published: May 26, 2011

Citations

125 Haw. 240 (Haw. Ct. App. 2011)
257 P.3d 253

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