259 N.C. App. 165 - State v. Frederick’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “A reviewing court is responsible for ensuring that the issuing magistrate had a substantial basis for concluding that probable cause existed. Our Supreme Court has stated, "the applicable test is whether, given all the circumstances set forth in the affidavit before the magistrate, ... there is a fair probability that contraband ... will be found in a particular place."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 267 N.C. App. 53 - State v. Bailey

2. “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 267 N.C. App. 53 - State v. Bailey

3. “[p]robable cause ... means a reasonable ground to believe that the proposed search will reveal the presence upon the premises to be searched of the objects sought and that those objects will aid in the apprehension or conviction of the offender.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 267 N.C. App. 53 - State v. Bailey