P. v. Smith
Appellant was convicted of one count of first degree burglary. He contends that his detention violated the Fourth Amendment because it was based solely on an uncorroborated tip from an anonymous informant. Appellant further argues that the victim's identification of him and his confession should have been suppressed as they are the fruits of the illegal detention. Court do not agree with appellant's characterization of the underlying facts of the detention. Court find that the detention was legal, as the police were acting on information from the victim of a crime that had just occurred, when they spoke to the informant on the street. Court therefore affirm.
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