293 Ga. App. 608 - Spaeth v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “In deciding whether an affidavit creates sufficient probable cause for the issuance of a warrant, the issuing magistrate or judge must make a practical, common-sense decision whether, given all the circumstances set forth in the affidavit before him, including the veracity and basis of knowledge of persons supplying hearsay information, there is a fair probability that contraband or evidence of a crime will be found in a particular place. And the duty of a reviewing court is simply to ensure that the magistrate had a substantial basis for concluding that probable cause existed. Accordingly, we look to the totality of the circumstances in evaluating the legality of a search warrant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 305 Ga. App. 17 - Martis v. State