21 N.C. App. 66 - State v. Cobb’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. ““Defendant contends that the affidavit does not disclose when the informer observed the activities referred to in the affidavit and that they could have occurred several years prior to the issuance of the warrant. It is true, of course, that one component in the concept of probable cause is the time of the happening of the facts relied upon. Here the magistrate could realistically and reasonably conclude from the affidavit that the informer observed the events so recently that reasonable cause existed to believe that the illegal activities were occurring at the time of the issuance of the warrant. When the affidavit is considered in the light of common sense, the existence of probable cause for issuance of the warrant is clear and this and defendant’s other objections are dispelled.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 49 N.C. App. 184 - State v. Williams