Can the Police Search Me on Someone’s Lie?

Yes.

It happens all the time. Someone angry with you calls the police and piles on a heap of lies. The police can search and arrest you based on someone’s lies.

What can you do?

If the police act on a “confidential informant” or a “citizen informant” the search is subject to suppression if the search does not meet legal standards.

If the search is unlawful it will be thrown out.

The test is:

1. Basis of the informant’s knowledge
2. Veracity
3. Credibility
4. Reliability
5. The totality of the circumstances.