Obtaining a warrant does not require that there be probable cause that the target or subject of the warrant committed a crime. Obtaining a warrant requires that

Obtaining a warrant does not require that there be probable cause that the target or subject of the warrant committed a crime. Obtaining a warrant requires that there be probable cause that the specified search will find evidence of a crime. If the police have probable cause to believe that a third party buried a body in my backyard without my knowledge, a judge can and should issue a warrant directing the police to dig up my backyard.