U.S. v. Solorio, No. 93-50507 (9th Cir.) (37 F.3d 954) (September 20, 1994) (Judge Dorothy Wright Nelson)
This decision, which was subsequently withdrawn without explanation, is noted for its unusually harsh words about the perverse incentives that arise from paying informants for their testimony.
"This type of arrangement creates perverse incentives for confidential informants. . . . [T]here is too great an incentive for informants to fabricate …
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