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socaliboy
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Not unless they have viable proof you are dealing/growing. One persons claim is not enough.
autobahn101
Member
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
Well-Known Member
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
Active Member
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.