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STATE v. HOLDEN

Nos. 604, 2011, 605, 2011

STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff Below Appellant, v. MICHAEL D. HOLDEN, Defendant Below Appellee, STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff Below Appellant, v. LAUREN N. LUSBY, Defendant Below Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: July 10, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul R. Wallace (argued) and Morgan T. Zurn , Department of Justice, Wilmington, Delaware for appellant.

John P. Deckers (argued) and Thomas A. Foley (argued), Wilmington, Delaware for appellees.

Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND and RIDGELY, Justices.

STEELE, Chief Justice.

When reviewing a motion to suppress the evidence police discovered while executing a search warrant, Superior Court judges should give substantial deference to the magistrate's finding on the existence of probable cause. Resolution of this case requires elaboration about the meaning of "substantial deference." We hold that substantial deference means that if some facts in the affidavit of probable cause support the inference that evidence of...

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