State v. McDonald

The only issue is, did the affidavit which was the basis for a search warrant state probable cause for the issuance of the warrant?

The affidavit stated as follows :

“I, Robert Trummer, being first duly sworn, on oath, depose and say, that I am a Portland Police officer, assigned to the narcotics squad;

“That on November 1,1967 I was in contact with a person who has furnished the Portland Police Department with a considerable amount of reliable information in the past with regard to narcotics traffic in Portland;

“That this confidential, reliable informant told me that a subject known as ‘Curly’…