State v. Benters

BEASLEY, Justice.

In this appeal we consider the sufficiency of an affidavit in support of an application for a search warrant. We hold that under the *661totality of the circumstances, the affidavit failed to provide a substantial basis for the magistrate to conclude that probable cause existed. The information available to law enforcement officers from an anonymous tip and from the officers’ corroborative investigation was qualitatively and quantitatively deficient, and the affidavit’s material allegations were uniformly conclusory. Accordingly, we affirm the Court of Appeals.

The affidavit at…