Opinion ID: 506705
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Text: 12 1. Buxton challenges the warrant for 101 Patton Court on the ground that Seminoff did not disclose that Bell knew two other people named Ray besides himself. One was a man named Raymond George Foot who once resided at Briartree Way and dealt in narcotics and stolen property. The other was John Eagles whose middle name was Raymond and was sometimes known in drug circles as Ray. 13 2. Buxton further asserts that the warrant was defective because the surveillance of Buxton's residence which had been going on as far back as July 1985 had led to nothing which would support the belief that Buxton was Linda Bell's supplier. 14 3. Finally, Buxton contends that the agent had a duty to inform the magistrate after the issuance of the warrant that Bell now was telling him that her source had no methamphetamine. This negative statement of Bell, according to Buxton's argument, led to the evaporation of probable cause.4. Watts challenges the Patton Court search and additionally challenges the Rainbow Mine search. The bases for the latter challenge are several: that the unreliability and possible motive of Hicks were not noted in the affidavit; that no mention was made that aerial surveillance of the Rainbow Mine on November 19, 1985 had not indicated any vehicles connected with Buxton or Watts; that Tammy Bennett later denied the statements attributed to her.