Local police received an anonymous letter that contained statements that a married
couple was engaged in drug trafficking and were storing large amounts of contraband in
their basement. the letter did not say how the writer personally knew that there were
drugs or where they were stored. the investigating detective drew up an affidavit of
probable cause based on the statements in the letter and presented the request for a
search warrant and the affidavit to a magistrate judge. the magistrate judge signed a
search warrant based on the affidavit. the police raided the home and found several
pounds of cocaine in the basement. the defendants filed a motion to suppress the
evidence based on insufficient cause to issue a warrant. the state courts rejected the
suppression motion. what would the u. s. supreme court most likely decide?