Retired judge of the district court, serving as judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals by appointment pursuant to Minn. Const. art. Appellant Curtis Jones challenges the district court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained during the execution of a search warrant and statements he made after being arrested.
Great deference is given to the issuing judge's determination of probable cause.
The process does not deal with hard certainties, but with probabilities. Finally, the evidence thus collected must be seen and weighed not in terms of library analysis by scholars, but as understood by those versed in the field of law enforcement. Jones claims the informant's credibility was not established by the police. Jones's reliance on Albrecht is misplaced. In that case, the informant was an anonymous phone caller.