Officer Allen conducted an investigation of Brian for purchasing stolen property which he resold at his jewelry store. Officer Allen, dressed in street clothes, went to Brian's store when it was open for business and spent an hour looking at items in the display cases. He did not ask Brian any questions and he did not buy anything. Officer Allen asked Judge Crawford for a search warrant for Brian's store. Judge Crawford signed a warrant that gave Officer Allen permission to check every item in the store for serial numbers and to run the serial numbers through the database that listed stolen property. If Officer Allen gave Judge Crawford an affidavit, how should the judge evaluate it?
A) Judge Crawford can only consider information based on Officer Allen's personal observations.
B) Judge Crawford must determine if there is probable cause to believe each fact stated in the affidavit is true.
C) Judge Crawford should make a decision based on the totality of the circumstances described in the affidavit.
D) Judge Crawford is not allowed read the affidavit until after the warrant has been executed.
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