Court Opinion

ID: 9469574
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 02:44:11.384877+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:41:27.509057
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DUPLANTIER, District Judge,
concurring specially.
I agree that the convictions of both defendant-appellants should be affirmed. I would hold, however, that probable cause existed for the issuance of the warrant to search Boese’s residence for all items listed in the warrant, including the two “groups” of items as to which the panel opinion expresses doubt.
There was ample basis in the affidavit in support of the warrant for concluding that Boese was a professional cocaine smuggler. Professional cocaine smuggling is by nature a continuing business, and the inventory, tools, equipment, records, and documents related to it are usually kept wherever the operator of the business happens to be, especially at his residence. Thus, there was every reason to believe that significant evidence, including items such as those listed in the warrant, would be found at the residence.