The following excerpt is from Anderson v. City of Pasadena, 78 F.3d 591 (9th Cir. 1996):
As appellants note, we must conduct a "totality-of-the-circumstances analysis" when evaluating probable cause affidavits, and our test is whether there is a "practical, commonsense decision ... [and whether] there is a fair probability that contraband or evidence of a crime will be found in a particular place." Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213, 238 (1983).
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