To define hearsay in regards to the case "Hearsay is an out-of-court statement offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted". An officer is able to use the information gained from the confidential informant to prove the truth of the matter asserted, meaning the officer can establish probable cause once they have authenticated the reliability of the informant. Establishing probable cause has severe legal consequences and the police officer must establish the reliability of the informant along with the credibility of the informants erudition before the police can establish probable cause in regards to the information received on behalf of the informant. The court concluded "that admission of the confidential informant's out-of-court statements was harmless error". The police need to be careful to avoid errors in regards to the kind of conditions they use the information provided by an informant. Stated in the Becker case "the Government offered the confidential informant's statements not for the truth of the matter asserted, but to establish the reason for the investigation". The police can establish probable cause from the useful information received by a verified reliable informant as it's logical under the law, the police must first establish reliability. Once reliability is established, the police can then authenticate probable cause from the informant's
To define hearsay in regards to the case "Hearsay is an out-of-court statement offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted". An officer is able to use the information gained from the confidential informant to prove the truth of the matter asserted, meaning the officer can establish probable cause once they have authenticated the reliability of the informant. Establishing probable cause has severe legal consequences and the police officer must establish the reliability of the informant along with the credibility of the informants erudition before the police can establish probable cause in regards to the information received on behalf of the informant. The court concluded "that admission of the confidential informant's out-of-court statements was harmless error". The police need to be careful to avoid errors in regards to the kind of conditions they use the information provided by an informant. Stated in the Becker case "the Government offered the confidential informant's statements not for the truth of the matter asserted, but to establish the reason for the investigation". The police can establish probable cause from the useful information received by a verified reliable informant as it's logical under the law, the police must first establish reliability. Once reliability is established, the police can then authenticate probable cause from the informant's