search warrents

[Uncleherb]

Can the police obtain a search warrent if someone tells them you are growing but the asshole narc never scene the actual plants?

 

[stonerman]

How did this "asshole" narc find out about the grow? And he never seen the plants, That leads me to believe you told him? and thats rule number one of growing, trust no one.

 

[Balzac89]

It's all hearsay without physical proof.

 

[socaliboy]

Can the police obtain a search warrent if someone tells them you are growing but the asshole narc never scene the actual plants?

Not unless they have viable proof you are dealing/growing. One persons claim is not enough.

 

[Uncleherb]

my wife let a friend come over and she walked by the room and seen my grow tent. my wife told her it is an extra closet. So if they do not have proof they can't get a warrent?

 

[autobahn101]

My number one rule: Police can obtain a search warrant on false pretense. So assume that they can get a search warrant and take precautions. Never take your grow operation for granted. Cops are predators and we're the prey;remember?

 

[socaliboy]

my wife let a friend come over and she walked by the room and seen my grow tent. my wife told her it is an extra closet. So if they do not have proof they can't get a warrent?

No, but your going to have to do a better job at keeping it undercover if you want to avoid getting caught. (edit to add): it often can depend on the judge that signs the warrant, you get some up tight anti-drug judge, it could be a different story.

 

[benign]

Can the police obtain a search warrent if someone tells them you are growing but the asshole narc never scene the actual plants?

Sure they can, a search warrant really is not all that hard to obtain as long as the Police have reasonable suspicion. To obtain a search warrant, an officer must first prove that probable cause exists before a magistrate or judge, based upon direct information (i.e. obtained by the officer's personal observation) or hearsay information. Hearsay information can even be obtained by oral testimony given over a telephone, or through an anonymous or confidential informant, so long as probable cause exists based on the totality of the circumstances. Both property and persons can be seized under a search warrant. The standard for a search warrant is lower than the quantum of proof required for a later conviction. The rationale is that the evidence that can be collected without a search warrant may not be sufficient to convict, but may be sufficient to suggest that enough evidence to convict could be found using the warrant.