Can a police officer rely on information provided by another officer to establish founded suspicion or probable cause?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Burnette, 698 F.2d 1038 (9th Cir. 1983):
17 It is firmly established that one officer may rely on information provided by another officer to establish founded suspicion or probable cause. United States v. Bernard, 623 F.2d 551, 560 (9th Cir.1979).
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