Montana v. Hook

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• holding that comparison of suspect’s electricity usage to average residential uses of houses with the same type of heating energy source was reasonable and supported probable cause
• holding that comparison of suspect's electricity usage to average residential uses of houses with the same type of heating energy source was reasonable and supported probable cause
• noting search-warrant affidavit “recited in detail the power usage, the times of residence by the defendant, previous usage by former occupants, normal residential usage, and comparisons as to these facts both specifically and generally”
• finding probable cause when the affidavit, inter alia, “recited in detail the power usage, the times of residence by the defendant, previous usage by former occupants, normal residential usage, and comparisons as to these facts”
• finding probable cause when the affidavit, inter alia, “recited in detail the power usage, the times of residence by the defendant, previous usage by former occupants, normal residential usage, and comparisons as to these facts”

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