The issue on appeal was whether a probable cause determination to search a home where the suspect lives may be valid irrespective of whether there is probable cause to arrest that particular individual.
Holding: Although the evidence that justifies both an arrest and the issuance of a search warrant must support a finding of probable cause, the two probable cause determinations are not identical. A finding of probable cause as to one does not mean that probable cause as to the other must follow, nor does the lack of one compel a finding of the lack of proof for the other. Accordingly, nothing in the Supreme Court’s earlier holding in this case (Chippero I) should be perceived as having compelled the suppression of the evidence seized from defendant’s home.
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