28 Wash. App. 387 - State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

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11 state decisions

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1. “[t]hat affiant’s belief is based upon the following facts and circumstances: Within the last 72 hours affiant has been in contact with a confidential informant who stated that he/she could purchase heroin from the above subject James Smith by going through a third party. The informant stated that the third party would be met at a location on the east side and the informant would give this person money to purchase heroin. The third party would then go to the Smith residence, purchase the heroin, and bring it back to the informant. The informant and the informant’s vehicle were then searched without any heroin being found. A surveillance was then set up around a predetermined location on the east side of Tacoma. The informant was given a quantity of money and then followed by the affiant to this location. After a short wait, the informant was contacted at this location by the third party, who had been described by the informant. After a brief conversation, the third party left, driving a vehicle, and was followed by Invs of the TPD, and was observed going to the residence of James Smith and entering the residence. The third party was observed leaving the residence a short time later and was followed directly back to the informant’s location. After talking briefly with the third party, the informant left the area and was contacted by affiant Lynch a few blocks away. At this time, the informant gave affiant Lynch a balloon containing a brown powder and stated that he/she had purc”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. United States v. Speaks

2. “The basis of knowledge prong requires the affidavit to recite the manner in which the informant gathered his information.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 110 Wash. 2d 658 - State v. Smith