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Name: U.S. v. Hammett
Case #: 00-10065
Court: US Court of Appeals
District 9 Cir
Opinion Date: 01/10/2001
Subsequent History: Cert. denied 10/1/01
Summary

The search warrant here was held to be valid, and the suppression motion have been properly denied. There was no evidence in the record to suggest that the misstatement in the warrant affidavit was made intentionally or recklessly. Moreover, even if the misstatement was redacted, the affidavit still contains sufficient evidence to support a finding of probable cause.