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


Answer: A

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