The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Pheaster, 544 F.2d 353 (9th Cir. 1976):
'the nexus between the items to be seized and the place to be searched rested not on direct observation . . . but on the type of crime, the nature of the missing items, the extent of the suspect's opportunity for concealment, and normal inferences as to where a criminal would be likely to hide stolen property.'
United States v. Lucarz, 430 F.2d 1051, 1055 (9th Cir. 1970) (citations omitted). " 532 F.2d at 133.
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