CIs and Search Warrants is the focused mini course on the doctrine of confidential informants and how to write affidavits that survive suppression motions. Built for working investigators, the course covers the two pillars of every CI affidavit (reliability and basis of knowledge), the informant privilege doctrine from Roviaro v. United States, the controlled buy framework, and the writing techniques that produce strong affidavits.
The course is organized around three lessons. The foundational CI doctrine. The affidavit writing techniques. And the takeaways that distill the doctrine into actionable principles.
After completing this course, you will be able to evaluate CI information against the right doctrinal framework, conduct controlled buys correctly, write affidavits that survive suppression, and recognize when Roviaro disclosure issues may arise.
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