The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Butler, 74 F.3d 916 (9th Cir. 1996):
There is no evidence to support an inference that Salley fabricated his report to the police. The facts reported by Salley were " 'sufficiently detailed to cause a reasonable person to believe a crime had been committed and the named suspect was the perpetrator.' " Fuller v. M.G. Jewelry, 950 F.2d 1437, 1444 (9th Cir.1991) (citation omitted).
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