Serrano v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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1. “Information has been given to your Affiant by a Confidential Informant, hereafter referred to as Cl, for security reasons, regarding cocaine and marijuana being possessed at 710 Sabine Street in the City of Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas. The aforementioned Cl has provided information regarding narcotics trafficking and transactions to your Affiant in the past. Your Affiant also has knowledge that narcotic transactions occur frequently at this location. On Tuesday November 12, 2002, Officer Greg Slade, Officer Michael Marr and your Affiant went to 710 Sabine Street in the City of Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas in order to retrieve the garbage from the address. Upon arrival your Affiant observed the two garbage cans at 710 Sabine Street set out by the curb line for pick up. Your Affiant retrieved the garbage bags that were inside the trash cans at 710 Sabine Street. Upon inspection of the garbage retrieved from the garbage can at 710 Sabine Street in the City of Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas your Affiant located (1) gallon size clear bag with a green leafy substance inside the bag. The green leafy substance tested positive for marijuana. The following personal papers were located with the clear bag with the marijuana residue. A booklet from Seton Health to Mr. Gilbert N. Davila at 710 Sabine Street Lockhart Texas 78644, Tracks booklet to Lori Lopez at 710 Sabine Street Lockhart Texas 78644, Sesame Street Readers Digest to Lori Lopez at 710 Sabine Street Lockhart Texas 7”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Davila