When a parole officer requests a search for drugs under the supervision of an informant, is it proper for the parole officer to initiate the search?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Thomas, 119 Cal.Rptr. 739, 45 Cal.App.3d 749 (Cal. App. 1975):
We therefore conclude that in view of the information received, it was proper for the parole officer to initiate the search; and it was not necessary to corroborate the information provided by the informant. (See People v. Hernandez (1964) 229 Cal.App.2d 143, 150--151, 40 Cal.Rptr. 100.)
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