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55 Drake L. Rev. 85 (2006-2007)
Clearly Erroneous Review is Clearly Erroneous: Reinterpreting Illinois v. Gates and Advocating De Novo Review for a Magistrate's Determination of Probable Cause in Applications for Search Warrants

handle is hein.journals/drklr55 and id is 93 raw text is: CLEARLY ERRONEOUS REVIEW IS CLEARLY ERRONEOUS: REINTERPRETING ILLINOIS V. GATES AND ADVOCATING DE NOVO REVIEW FOR A MAGISTRATE'S DETERMINATION OF PROBABLE CAUSE IN APPLICATIONS FOR SEARCH WARRANTS Drey Cooley* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction .................................................................................... 86 II. Setting the Framework: The Modern Standard of Review for the Existence of Probable Cause in Search Warrants ............... 87 A. The Standard for Magistrate Evaluation of Probable C ause .......................................................................................... 87 B. The Standard for Reviewing a Magistrate's Determination of Probable Cause .................................................................... 90 C. The Rationale for Great Deference ........................................ 91 III. Questionable Review: The Debate over the Interpretation of G ates ............................................................................................... . . 96 IV. The Correct Construal: The Language and Context of Gates Reject Clearly Erroneous Review .................................................. 100 A. A Textual Argument Against Clearly Erroneous Review ..... 100 B. A Contextual Argument Against Clearly Erroneous Review: United States v. Leon ................................................... 102 V. A Reassessment: A Rejection of Deferential Review and Adoption of De Novo Review for Magistrates' Determinations of Probable Cause in the Issuance of Search W arrants ............................................................................................. 105 * Associate, Bryan Cave, LLP.; B.A., Washington University-St. Louis, 2002; J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 2006.

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