Hein
United States v. Hein
Opinion
Lead Opinion
*575 AMENDED MEMORANDUM **
The district court properly concluded that Detective Moore’s redacted affidavit established probable cause. Deweerdt’s criminal history, and the facts contained within her written statement, were not material and their omission did not mislead the magistrate into finding probable cause. See United States v. Garza, 980 F.2d 546, 551 (9th Cir.1992) (“Only if omitted facts cast doubt on the existence of probable cause do they rise to the level of misrepresentation.” (internal quotation marks omitted)). Considering all of the circumstances surrounding the incident, and the corroborating evidence at the crime scene, there was still sufficient evidence to establish probable cause even had the omitted facts been included. See Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213, 230 , 103 S.Ct. 2317 , 76 L.Ed.2d 527 (1983) (stating that probable cause is determined by examining the totality of the circumstances).
Although the evidence suggests that Detective Moore (who drafted the request for a search warrant) did not know of the illegal search and its fruits, the record also suggests that Moore sought the warrant at the request of investigating officers who did have such…