775 So. 2d 468 - State v. Gereighty’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “| sHere, the officer received a tip from an anonymous citizen that the defendant was selling marijuana from his residence. The tip described the door from which the marijuana was sold and also described the seller. The basis of the informant’s tip was his/her observation of drug sales within twenty-four hours of the tip. The officer conducted a surveillance of the residence during which he observed three suspected drug transactions involving the exchange of money for small plastic bags. In the first two instances, the defendant disappeared into the interior of the residence and came back with the plastic bag he exchanged for the money, and in the third instance he had the plastic bag in his possession when he answered the door to the residence. Given these circumstances, it was more probable than not that the residence contained contraband. Thus, there was sufficient probable cause for the issuance of the warrant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 804 So. 2d 802 - State v. Powell

2. “[T]he officers received a call concerning drug activity from a certain address. The tip included a detailed description of the person selling the drugs and indicated the informant had seen ongoing selling activity from the residence. The officers set up a surveillance and observed several people entering and quickly leaving the residence, and in one instance the visitor was seen pulling money out of her pocket prior to entering. This court found these circumstances were sufficient to support the issuance of the search warrant for the residence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 804 So. 2d 802 - State v. Powell

3. “the facts and circumstances within the affiant's knowledge, and those of which he has reasonably trustworthy information, are sufficient to support a reasonable belief that evidence or contraband may be found at the place to be searched.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 782 So. 2d 662 - State v. Lewis