Cerda v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. “1. THERE IS IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS A SUSPECTED PLACE DESCRIBED AND LOCATED AS FOLLOWS: 1214 Manchester, which is a single house, one story wood frame dwelling, which is further described as being white in color with red trim. The place to be searched to include the surrounding curti-lage and any and all vehicles on the curti-lage. 2. SAID SUSPECTED PLACE IS IN CHARGE OF AND CONTROLLED BY EACH OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED PARTIES (HEREAFTER CALLED “SUSPECTED PARTY,” WHETHER ONE OR MORE), TO WIT: Suspected party is known as “Benny” Tovar, and is described as being a hispanic male, approximately 40 years of age. He is further described as being approximately 5' 09" in height, and approximately 165 in weight. 3. AFFIANT HAS PROBABLE CAUSE FOR SAID BELIEF BY REASON OF THE FOLLOWING FACTS, TO WIT: On December 10, 1987, the affiant received information from a reliable informant, who shall remain anonymous for security reasons, that said informant had been inside the said suspected place within the past fourty-eight (sic) (48) hours. While inside the suspected place the informant observed the said suspected party to be in possession of a quantity of said controlled substance, to-wit: COCAINE. Affiant has reason to believe and does believe the information to be true and correct because the above mentioned informant has provided the affiant with information on numerous narcotics violators which has proven to be true and correct.”

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