Commonwealth v. Muscheck’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. ““NAME OF OWNER, OCCUPANT OF PREMISES AND/OR PERSON TO BE SEARCHED: William Barton, residence 1008 S. 49th Street and others on premises. ADDRESS (STREET AND NO.) AND DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES AND/OR PERSONS TO BE SEARCHED: 1633 Locust Street, 2nd fl. front. PROBABLE CAUSE AND/OR REASONABLE GROUNDS: On 12/13/70 at approx. 2:10 A.M. affiant received information that the above named defendant did have in his apartment approximately thirty pounds of marijuana. The said informant stated that on 12/13/70 at approximately 11:59 p. m. he had an occasion to be inside the above location and did observe numerous persons entering the above location and hand to the above $200 in U.S. currency at which time the subject would go into his bedroom and upon returning hand to the persons a brick of ground green weed weighing approximately one pound. As a result of this information I set up on 12/14/70 between 2:00 A.M. and 4:00 A.M. a surveillance at which time I observed approx. (5) FIVE persons enter the location and after staying a short period of time, leave carrying a brown bag. Approx. TWO (2) of these persons were known to me as drug users. Therefore, I do believe and have probable cause to believe that narcotics are being stored, dispensed, and used at the above location and that a search of the premises is warranted at this time. Informant has been responsible for six arrests resulting in four convictions with two persons awaiting court action.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Muscheck