Author Question: A police officer is using an informant to purchase drugs at a popular bar known for drug activity. ... (Read 95 times)

jwb375 · **on:** Aug 17, 2018

A police officer is using an informant to purchase drugs at a popular bar known for drug activity. The officer tells the informant, I don't care what you have to do, just buy drugs from anyone inside and you'll get your money
What legal question may arise following an arrest during this operation?

A) Fourth Amendment issues disallowing the evidence.
B) First Amendment issues by infringing on protected free speech in public areas.
C) Entrapment issues based on the instructions given to the informant.
D) Duress of the informant.

Question 2

A police officer stops a car for a traffic violation. The officer conducts a legal search of the vehicle after obtaining consent from the driver. The officer discovered three ounces of cocaine in the car. The driver is given a choice to be charged with felony possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance or cooperate with the police to identify and arrest the source of the cocaine.
What may motivate the driver to become an informant in this case? In other words, identify the category of informant the driver is most likely to fall under?

A) The fearful informant
B) The financially motivated informant
C) The revengeful informant
D) The reformed informant