Opinion ID: 169091
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Officer G uenther’s A ffidavit

Text: On December 4, 2004, Officer Tank D. Guenther of the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) applied for a warrant to search the premises at 245 Glorieta NE in Albuquerque. Officer Guenther’s affidavit in support of his application for a search warrant stated that he had received information from a confidential source (CS) that from “its several personal observations within the past four months an individual named ‘Juan’ was selling large amounts of illegal drugs and had been doing so for a long period of time from the residence described . . . .” Aple’s Br. att. 1, at 2 (A ffid. of Tank D. Guenther, dated D ec. 4, 2004). Officer Guenther averred that within the last 52 hours, the CS had assisted in a controlled buy from the residence at 245 Glorieta NE. He then described the procedure used in carrying out the controlled buy and explained that the CS w as “working off criminal charges,” and that the CS had been told that if he/she provided false information, the CS would be prosecuted. Id. State District Judge James F. Blackmer issued a search warrant authorizing the search.