Thompson

Petitioner was charged by information with possession of amphetamines for sale and possession of chicken fighting paraphernalia, which had been seized at his residence pursuant to a search warrant. Asserting the constitutional invalidity of the warrant, petitioner moved to suppress the evidence and to dismiss the information. His motions were denied. He seeks extraordinary relief from this court.

Facts

On October 27, 1976, at approximately 4 p.m. Officers Hover and Anderson of the Tulare County Sheriff’s office served a search warrant on petitioner at his residence at 984 South Wisconsin near Porterville.

The warrant was based on an affidavit by Officer Hover containing information from two reliable informants that petitioner was in possession of stolen handguns.

The search warrant contained the following provisions:

The officers began their search in the northeast bedroom. Officer Hover found a handgun in the nightstand next to the bed. Petitioner also produced a shotgun arid two rifles from a closet in the bedroom.

Detective Anderson started his search along the north wall of the bedroom. He examined some stereo equipment stacked there. The stereo equipment…