CA2: Three judges approved of these SWs, there was PC and GF

“Here, the state judge who issued the warrant interviewed the cooperating witness in camera. Two federal judges reviewed the state judge’s notes and also found probable cause for the issuance of the warrant. Hence, three judges independently found there was ‘a fair probability that contraband or evidence of a crime [would] be found’ at 23 Roosevelt. See Gates, 462 U.S. at 238. But even assuming, arguendo, that the warrant issued without probable cause because it could have been more specific, Pettway has put forth no evidence or argument that the officers who executed the warrant acted in bad faith. See Herring, 555 U.S at 143 44. Accordingly, the district court properly denied Pettway’s motion to suppress.” United States v. Black, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 5745 (2d Cir. Feb. 26, 2021).*

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