Court Opinion

ID: 9484452
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 09:54:08.237138+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:50:15.442052
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*1158RYAN, Circuit Judge,
concurring separately.
I agree with the majority opinion’s characterization of the standard to be applied in this case: “Statements in an affidavit that are intentionally false or made with reckless disregard for the truth must be stricken.” Maj. op. at 1152 (citing Franks v. Delaware, 438 U.S. 154, 155-56, 98 S.Ct. 2674, 2676, 57 L.Ed.2d 667 (1978)). I likewise agree that the inaccuracies on the third page are immaterial to the probable cause determination and the consequent issuance of the search warrant.
I must disagree that it was carelessness or inadvertence that led Vetter to sign the affidavit without reading the final page; it was, instead, behavior exhibiting a “reckless disregard for the truth” of the statements on that page. The district court’s determination to the contrary is, in my judgment, clearly erroneous.
I concur.