31 Md. App. 437 - Schaefer v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “"In determining the existence vel non of probable cause, the judicial officer may give consideration to the special significance which objects, happenings, and individuals may have conveyed to a trained, experienced and knowledgeable person swearing to the facts set out. Those sworn facts may be based on hearsay information even from an unidentified informant, and need not reflect the direct personal observations of the affiant, but they must contain some of the underlying circumstances from which the affiant could be reasonably justified in a belief that the hearsay information was reliable or the informant was credible. The sworn facts should be interpreted in a common sense rather than a hypertechnical manner. Probable cause, however, may not be made out by statements which are purely conclusory, stating only the affiant’s or an informant’s belief that probable cause exists. See Henry v. United States, 361 U.S. 98, 102 (1959), Brinegar v. United States, 338 U.S. 160, 175-176 (1949).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Holiday News Ltd. v. State

2. “"Neither statute nor rule of this jurisdiction prohibits the trial of the defendant under an arrest warrant or summons to a defendant which is issued without probable cause.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Holiday News Ltd. v. State