The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Webb, 623 F.2d 758 (2nd Cir. 1980):
11 Agent Priore's personal views, noted by the district court, as to whether probable cause existed at various stages of his investigation at JFK Airport have little relevance to our determination of whether probable cause in fact did exist. The standard is an objective, not a subjective, one. United States v. Oates, supra, 560 F.2d at 58.
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