The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Sabatini, 874 F.2d 817 (9th Cir. 1989):
We review a magistrate's finding of probable cause for clear error in light of the "totality of circumstances." Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213 (1983); United States v. Dozier, 844 F.2d 701, 706 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 109 S.Ct. 312 (1988).
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