State v. Crocker

In reviewing whether a magistrate properly issued a search warrant, this court is to give the magistrate’s findings great deference. This court “view[s] the evidence in the light most favorable to upholding the warrant and will only invalidate the warrant if the magistrate abused her discretion.”1 We are *99to uphold the decision to issue the search warrant in doubtful or marginal cases.2. When I apply this standard, I conclude that the information contained in the warrant established a fair probability that Crocker possessed an unlawful amount of marijuana. I would therefore uphold the warrant.

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