State v. White

Ness, Justice:

Appellant Bernard Mikell White was convicted of armed robbery and murder and sentenced to consecutive terms of twenty years and life imprisonment. He challenged the sufficiency of the affidavit in support of the search warrant. We find no error and affirm.

Affidavits for search warrants must be tested and interpreted by magistrates and courts in a common sense and realistic fashion since they are normally drafted by non-lawyers in the haste of a criminal investigation. United States v. Ventresca, 380 U. S. 102, 85 S. Ct. 741, 13 L. Ed. (2d) 684 (1965); State v. Sullivan, 267 S.…