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State v. Harris

Citations

  • 589 N.W.2d 782
  • 1999 Minn. LEXIS 1
  • 1999 WL 6533

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  • concluding that one factor that an issuing judge may consider in making the probable-cause determination is a reasonable inference as to where a suspect would normally keep the type of items sought
  • noting that the factors the issuing judge may 9 consider include the type of crime and the nature of the items sought
  • stating that “the resolution of doubtful or marginal cases should be ‘largely determined by the preference to be accorded warrants’ ” (quoting Wiley, 366 N.W.2d at 268)
  • stating that for purposes of issuing a search warrant, “[cjommon sense permits an inference” that documents showing that a suspect resided in a certain place would normally be found in a person’s home
  • stating that “probable cause to search exists [if] . . . there is a fair probability that contraband or evidence of a crime will be found in a particular place” (citation omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted)
  • stating that certain allegations in a warrant affidavit lacked context to establish their relevance, raising “a genuine concern” that they were “stale or simply irrelevant,” but that other factual allegations were sufficient to establish probable cause

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Judges: Paul H. Anderson

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