People v. Knopka

Defendant was convicted of a violation of the prohibition law. The evidence against her was procured by a search warrant. The case is here on exceptions before sentence. The main contention is that probable cause for issuing the search warrant does not appear and was not shown as required by article 2, § 10, of the Constitution. The search warrant issued by the magistrate states that probable cause to issue the warrant was determined upon an affidavit of Paul Kutter. It refers to no other complaint or affidavit. With the search warrant in the files of the cause at the examination was an…