Grounds for issuance

A search warrant may be issued on any one (1) of the following grounds: (1) Where the property was stolen or embezzled; (2) Where the property was used as the means of committing a felony; (3) Where the property is in the possession of any person with the intent to use it as a means of committing a public offense, or in the possession of another to whom the person may have delivered it, for the purpose of concealing it, or preventing its discovery; and (4) Any other ground provided by law. Code 1858, §5318; Shan., § 7296; mod. Code 1932, § 11898; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-502. A search warrant may be issued on any one (1) of the following grounds: (1) Where the property was stolen or embezzled; (2) Where the property was used as the means of committing a felony; (3) Where the property is in the possession of any person with the intent to use it as a means of committing a public offense, or in the possession of another to whom the person may have delivered it, for the purpose of concealing it, or preventing its discovery; and (4) Any other ground provided by law. Code 1858, §5318; Shan., § 7296; mod. Code 1932, § 11898; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-502.