Aguilar v. Texas case brief summary
378 U.S. 108 (1964)
CASE FACTS
Defendant's home was searched for narcotics after two police officers obtained a search warrant from a justice of the peace. The warrant was issued based on the officers' affidavit, which stated that they had received reliable information from a credible person that narcotics could be found in defendant's home. The appellate court affirmed defendant's conviction for illegal possession of a drug, holding that the evidence obtained as a result of the search was properly admitted as evidence.
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION
The Court reversed the judgment that affirmed defendant's conviction for illegal possession of a drug where the search warrant for defendant's home should not have been issued. The affidavit did not provide a sufficient basis for a finding of probable cause, and, thus, the evidence obtained as a result of the search warrant was inadmissible in defendant's trial.
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378 U.S. 108 (1964)
CASE SYNOPSIS
Certiorari was granted to the Court of
Criminal Appeals of Texas, which affirmed defendant's conviction for
illegal possession of a drug and held that the evidence obtained as a
result of the search of defendant's house was properly admitted.CASE FACTS
Defendant's home was searched for narcotics after two police officers obtained a search warrant from a justice of the peace. The warrant was issued based on the officers' affidavit, which stated that they had received reliable information from a credible person that narcotics could be found in defendant's home. The appellate court affirmed defendant's conviction for illegal possession of a drug, holding that the evidence obtained as a result of the search was properly admitted as evidence.
DISCUSSION
- The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the judgment and remanded the case.
- The Court held that the search violated U.S. Constitutional Amendment IV because the affidavit did not provide any basis for the determination that probable cause existed.
- The complaint contained no affirmative allegation that the affiant or the affiant's unidentified source spoke with personal knowledge of the matters contained therein.
- Additionally, the affidavit did not indicate any sources for the affiant's belief and did not set forth any other sufficient basis upon which a finding of probable cause could be made.
CONCLUSION
The Court reversed the judgment that affirmed defendant's conviction for illegal possession of a drug where the search warrant for defendant's home should not have been issued. The affidavit did not provide a sufficient basis for a finding of probable cause, and, thus, the evidence obtained as a result of the search warrant was inadmissible in defendant's trial.
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