Opinion ID: 2633574
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Text: {8} We apply a de novo standard of review to a magistrate's determination that an affidavit for a search warrant alleges facts sufficient to constitute probable cause. Gonzales, 2003-NMCA-008, ¶ 13; see also State v. Ochoa, 2004-NMSC-023, ¶ 5, 135 N.M. 781, 93 P.3d 1286. This review is limited to the contents of the affidavit. State v. Duquette, 2000-NMCA-006, ¶ 11, 128 N.M. 530, 994 P.2d 776. `We review the affidavit by giving it a common-sense reading, considering the affidavit as a whole, to determine whether the issuing judge made an . . . independent determination of probable cause,' based upon sufficient facts. State v. Garcia, 2002-NMCA-050, ¶ 7, 132 N.M. 180, 45 P.3d 900 (quoting State v. Whitley, 1999-NMCA-155, ¶ 3, 128 N.M. 403, 993 P.2d 117); see also Rule 5-211(E) NMRA 2006 (requiring probable cause to be based on substantial evidence); State v. Cordova, 109 N.M. 211, 213, 784 P.2d 30, 32 (1989) (same).