State v. Henderson

This case requires us to determine the validity of a search warrant that police officers used to search defendant’s home for stolen property. The Court of Appeals held that the warrant was invalid because, in that court’s view, the evidence in the supporting affidavit was insufficient to allow the magistrate to find probable cause to issue the warrant. State v. Henderson, 200 Or App 225, 113 P3d 944 (2005). We allowed the state’s petition for review and, for the reasons set out below, reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.

We take the facts from the Court of Appeals opinion and from the…