Court Opinion

ID: 9626242
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 08:06:22.003989+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:06:24.180913
License: Public Domain

STOWERS, Justice, specially concurring. I concur in the result reached in this case; however, I disagree with the opinion insofar as it finds the search warrant insufficient. The real question is, “was there a basis from which the magistrate could infer and conclude the described premises to be that of the defendant”, and the answer is yes. As has been previously stated, the standard for reviewing affidavits for a search warrant is that there must be a common sense reading of the affidavit as a whole. State v. Duran, 90 N.M. 741, 568 P.2d 267 (Ct.App.1977). Applying this standard, the reasonable conclusion is that the affidavit describes the residence of the defendant and furthermore, it complies with NMSA 1978, Crim.P.Rule 17 (Repl.Pamp.1980).