Is a search warrant based solely upon a statement of opinion by an officer concerning a defendant's suspected criminal activity?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Johnson, 21 Cal.App.3d 235, 98 Cal.Rptr. 393 (Cal. App. 1971):
This is not to say that a search warrant may be based solely upon a generalized statement of opinion by an officer concerning a defendant's suspected criminal activity. (Cf. People v. Castro, 249 Cal.App.2d 168, 57 Cal.Rptr. 108.)
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