State v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““The United States Supreme Court in United States v. Ventresca, 380 U.S. 102, 108 , 85 S.Ct. 741, 745 , 13 L.Ed.2d 684 (1965), held hearsay information may establish probable cause for issuance of a search warrant ‘so long as there is a substantial basis for crediting the hearsay.’ The Court also said ‘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 number.’ Id. at 111 , 85 S.Ct. at 747 . In the instant case observations of the activity were not by the fellow officer but rather by an informant. As we have stated the credibility of this informant was sufficiently established in the affidavit. Because members of the Metro Narcotics Squad were fellow officers working with the affiant in a common investigation, we find this to be a substantial basis for crediting their statements to the affi-ant regarding the personal observation of the informant.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Starks