570 So. 2d 788 - Moore v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “"`[A] magistrate must be presented with facts as to the source of the information in the affidavit and the underlying circumstances from which it could be concluded that the source was reliable. [Citations omitted.]. . . . "`"Observations of fellow officers of the Government engaged in a common investigation are plainly a reliable basis for a warrant applied for by one of their numbers." [Citations omitted.] To comply with the requirement of particularity and to enable the magistrate to make an independent probable cause evaluation, however, the agent must state in the affidavit that he is relying upon other officers. [Citations omitted.] We caution that this requirement should not be viewed "in a hypertechnical, rather than a common-sense, manner." [Citation omitted.] It is sufficient if the affidavit recites at the outset, or if it is clear from reading the affidavit as a whole, that it is based in part upon information *Page 172 obtained from other law enforcement officers.' [Citations omitted.] " [United States v.] Kirk , 781 F.2d [1498,] 1504-05 [(11th Cir. 1986)]."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Washington v. State · 922 So. 2d 145 - Washington v. State