The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Boggs, 852 F.2d 1290 (9th Cir. 1988):
In reviewing the trial court's finding of fact regarding the affidavit, this court must consider that "it may well have depended upon nuances of testimony and [the] demeanor of witnesses." Young Buffalo, 591 F.2d at 511. As in Young Buffalo, we cannot say here that any misstatements resulting from the affiant's synthesis of the available information manifested a reckless disregard for the truth, or that the district court's finding was clearly erroneous. See id. We conclude that the magistrate had a substantial basis for deciding that probable cause existed to support the issuance of the search warrant. See Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213, 238 (1983).
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