State v. Flores

Summary

The dissent would have concluded that the affidavit did not establish probable cause to search the defendant's apartment because it relied on an untested informant's vague, uncorroborated statement against penal interest involving a minor offense. It would have reversed the Appellate Court, suppressed the evidence and subsequent confession, and remanded for further proceedings. The dissent also proposed factors courts should consider when relying on an informant's statement against penal interest alone.