ARCURI v. STATE

No. 473, 2011.

49 A.3d 1177 (2012)

Joseph D. ARCURI, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: July 26, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Hurley, Esquire , Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellant.

Maria T. Knoll, Esquire , Department of Justice, Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellee.

Before HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices and STRINE, Chancellor, constituting the Court en Banc.


BERGER, Justice:

In this appeal we consider whether the affidavit filed in support of a search warrant supported a magistrate's finding of probable cause. The affidavit describes a confidential source as "past proven and reliable" without explaining the basis for that statement. In addition, the affidavit describes the activities of a "drug detection K-9," but it does not state that the dog was trained and certified. Notwithstanding these omissions, the totality of...

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