Charles W. Washington v. Louisiana
AdministrativeLaw CriminalProcedure Privacy
Whether the mandates announced in Sgro v. United States were violated in the issuance of the search warrant
Questions Presented J. Whether the mandates announced in Sgro v. United States, 287 U.S. 206, (1932) were violated when the trial judge granted a search warrant despite there being a seventy-eight (78) day time delay from the latest drug activity that supported the basis for probable cause and the application for the search warrant and the affidavit lacking any factual allegations to support the presence of drugs for any extended period of time? 2. Whether the mandates announced in Sgro v. United States, 287 U.S. 206 (1932) were violated when the trial judge allowed the investigating officer to supplement the probable cause application with oral testimony?