State v. Hunt’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “* * * As to the question of the informant’s reliability, the proper standard for evaluating the affidavit is found in Illinois v. Gates, [462] U.S. [213], 103 S.Ct. 2317 , 76 L.Ed.2d 527 (1983), in which the Supreme Court abandoned the two-prong test established in Aguilar v. Texas, 378 U.S. 108 , 84 S.Ct. 1509 , 12 L.Ed.2d 723 (1963) and Spinelli v. United States, 393 U.S. 410 , 89 S.Ct. 584 , 21 L.Ed.2d 637 (1969). In its stead, our highest court has brought into play the “totality of the circumstances analysis”. * * *”

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

2. “... task of the issuing magistrate is simply to make a practical, common sense decision, where 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.”

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