California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Eid, 31 Cal.App.4th 114, 36 Cal.Rptr.2d 835 (Cal. App. 1994):
Under Franks v. Delaware (1978) 438 U.S. 154, 155-156, 98 S.Ct. 2674, 2676-2677, 57 L.Ed.2d 667, a defendant may challenge the veracity of the affidavit underlying a facially valid search warrant based on official misconduct only upon a substantial preliminary showing the affiant has made false statements and the affidavit's remaining contentions are insufficient to justify a finding of probable cause.
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