The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Boggs, 852 F.2d 1290 (9th Cir. 1988):
"Generally described" does not mean "universally described." When numerous witnesses describe a suspect, there are inevitable variations. A general description is a composite description. This court has approved the use of a composite description of a robber in an affidavit supporting a search warrant. United States v. Young Buffalo, 591 F.2d 506, 511 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 950 (1979). We do not agree with appellant that the difference between the witnesses' statements and the composite description was so significant as to call for a conclusion that it was an intentional misstatement. See id. at 511 n. 8.
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