LEMMON, Justice.
This case presents the question of the validity of a search warrant issued by a justice of the peace authorizing a search of a home for controlled dangerous substances. We conclude that La.C.Cr.P. Art. 161 limits the general authority to issue search warrants to judges, as defined in La.C.Cr.P. Art. 931, and that La.R.S. 40:985 (pertaining to search warrants relating to drug offenses) does not establish an exception to the general rule.
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