' MORGAN, Circuit Judge.
A federal court jury found appellants Chester and Watson, along with one other defendant, guilty of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, distribution of cocaine, and conspiracy to do those illegal acts.1 Appellant Chester also was convicted of possession of marihuana with intent to distribute.2 Three other defendant co-conspirators entered guilty pleas on some or all of the charges. Only Watson and Chester have appealed.
Watson argues that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction, [175]*175that his attorney afforded him ineffective assistance of counsel, that it was error to deny his motion for severance, and that it was error to admit certain taped conversations. We find all of these contentions to be without merit and affirm his conviction.3 Chester contends that he was convicted on the basis of evidence illegally seized from his residence and that, even if the search was lawful, there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction. We reject Chester’s arguments and affirm his conviction as well.
I. Probable Cause to Search Chester’s Residence.
A probable cause issue can rarely, if ever, be resolved with the exact logic of a Euclidean theorem. Each case must turn on its facts. Some guideposts, however, are available to a reviewing court. Only the probability, and not a prima facie showing, of criminal activity is the standard of probable cause. Spinelli v. United States, 393 U.S. 410, 419, 89 S.Ct. 584, 21 L.Ed.2d 637 (1969). The issuing magistrate is not to be confined by niggardly limitations or by restrictions on the use of his common sense. Id. See United States v. Ventresca, 380 U.S. 102, 108, 85 S.Ct. 741, 13 L.Ed.2d 684 (1965). And the magistrate’s determination of probable cause should be paid great deference on appeal. Spinelli v. United States, supra, at 419, 89 S.Ct. 584; Jones v. United States, 362 U.S. 257, 270-71, 80 S.Ct. 725, 4 L.Ed.2d 697 (1960).
Judged by these standards, the magistrate’s finding of probable cause to search Chester’s residence should be sustained. The affidavit, reproduced in the margin,4 [176]*176revealed the following: The drug enforcement agents knew that a red Volkswagen they were watching was the vehicle used to deliver cocaine in a “buy” a day earlier. At almost the same time that the drug peddlers informed the undercover agents that another delivery was imminent, the red Volkswagen left the apartments where it was parked and went to Chester’s residence. The magistrate surely could infer that the decision to deliver more cocaine triggered the Volkswagen’s journey.
Steadham, the driver of the Volkswagen, who had acted as delivery boy for the cocaine on the previous day, went into the residence. Other cars came and went, including a Pinto with Virginia plates. Then the red Volkswagen and its driver left.
The Pinto returned and later, so did the Volkswagen, but not quite. It parked a quarter mile from the residence and its driver made a telephone call. The Pinto then left the residence and picked up Stead-ham. The Pinto proceeded to the new cocaine delivery.
The drug peddlers had made it clear that this new delivery of eight ounces of cocaine would be followed by yet another delivery if things went smoothly.
Chester argues that the affidavit does not focus enough suspicion on his residence to justify its search as the probable site of the cocaine cache. It seems clear, however, that the magistrate could reasonably conclude that the cocaine was probably at that site. No more is necessary to justify a warrant. See, e. g., United States v. Melancon, 462 F.2d 82, 89 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1038, 93 S.Ct. 516, 34 L.Ed.2d 487 (1972).
No doubt the cocaine could have been somewhere else, but the possibility that the cache was at any of several other places does not negate the probability, as found by the magistrate, that the appellant’s residence was the true location. To list several alternative hypotheses regarding the source of the eight ounces and then conclude that it does not necessarily follow that the Stratford Arms residence contained the cache misconceives the nature of the probable cause inquiry.
The test we must apply is not whether the affidavit’s hypothesis necessarily follows, but whether the magistrate could reasonably conclude that it probably follows.
The magistrate could reason that neither Steadham’s apartment nor the red Volkswagen itself contained the cocaine on the basis that Steadham must not have been in possession of the drug when he left his apartment, else why did he not drive directly to the drop point? The delivery had already been promised at the time he left his apartment and Steadham realized that the buyers knew he was the source and that he drove a red Volkswagen. Another possibility, the Pinto, raises the question of why a transfer to Steadham was not made on the first occasion when both Steadham and the Pinto were together at the Stratford Arms Drive address. In fact, the departure of both vehicles from the house and their subsequent covert rendezvous could have been considered by the magistrate to be part of a ruse to divert attention away from the house. The affidavit’s mention of the departure of a gray Pontiac from the residence after the Pinto had left réally is too equivocal to make it a prospect.
The implication of Chester’s contention that not enough was known about the residence is that the officers should have provided the magistrate with some information about the occupants of the residence or about previous illegal activities there. Such information was not required. See United States v. Salas, 488 F.2d 939 (5th Cir. 1974).
[177]*177II. Sufficiency of the Evidence.
Chester’s sufficiency argument is dependent upon the proposition that the government could show no more than “mere presence” at the residence during the time that the incriminating evidence was discovered there. The factual basis for the “mere presence” argument is that Chester shared the residence with one Ron Riley.
The marked money upon which the government relied heavily for some of the counts of the indictment was found in the bedroom that was allegedly Riley’s. In Chester’s bedroom agents found scales commonly used by narcotics traffickers to measure quantity. In common areas of the house, agents found implements for “cutting” cocaine and also a large amount of marihuana.
With respect to the marihuana found in the common areas of the house, the nexus with Chester is relatively easy to sustain. When agents asked him whether the substance was five pounds of marihuana, Chester replied that it was three pounds of marihuana. The scales found in Chester’s bedroom further bind him to the marihuana.
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' MORGAN, Circuit Judge.
A federal court jury found appellants Chester and Watson, along with one other defendant, guilty of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, distribution of cocaine, and conspiracy to do those illegal acts.1 Appellant Chester also was convicted of possession of marihuana with intent to distribute.2 Three other defendant co-conspirators entered guilty pleas on some or all of the charges. Only Watson and Chester have appealed.
Watson argues that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction, [175]*175that his attorney afforded him ineffective assistance of counsel, that it was error to deny his motion for severance, and that it was error to admit certain taped conversations. We find all of these contentions to be without merit and affirm his conviction.3 Chester contends that he was convicted on the basis of evidence illegally seized from his residence and that, even if the search was lawful, there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction. We reject Chester’s arguments and affirm his conviction as well.
I. Probable Cause to Search Chester’s Residence.
A probable cause issue can rarely, if ever, be resolved with the exact logic of a Euclidean theorem. Each case must turn on its facts. Some guideposts, however, are available to a reviewing court. Only the probability, and not a prima facie showing, of criminal activity is the standard of probable cause. Spinelli v. United States, 393 U.S. 410, 419, 89 S.Ct. 584, 21 L.Ed.2d 637 (1969). The issuing magistrate is not to be confined by niggardly limitations or by restrictions on the use of his common sense. Id. See United States v. Ventresca, 380 U.S. 102, 108, 85 S.Ct. 741, 13 L.Ed.2d 684 (1965). And the magistrate’s determination of probable cause should be paid great deference on appeal. Spinelli v. United States, supra, at 419, 89 S.Ct. 584; Jones v. United States, 362 U.S. 257, 270-71, 80 S.Ct. 725, 4 L.Ed.2d 697 (1960).
Judged by these standards, the magistrate’s finding of probable cause to search Chester’s residence should be sustained. The affidavit, reproduced in the margin,4 [176]*176revealed the following: The drug enforcement agents knew that a red Volkswagen they were watching was the vehicle used to deliver cocaine in a “buy” a day earlier. At almost the same time that the drug peddlers informed the undercover agents that another delivery was imminent, the red Volkswagen left the apartments where it was parked and went to Chester’s residence. The magistrate surely could infer that the decision to deliver more cocaine triggered the Volkswagen’s journey.
Steadham, the driver of the Volkswagen, who had acted as delivery boy for the cocaine on the previous day, went into the residence. Other cars came and went, including a Pinto with Virginia plates. Then the red Volkswagen and its driver left.
The Pinto returned and later, so did the Volkswagen, but not quite. It parked a quarter mile from the residence and its driver made a telephone call. The Pinto then left the residence and picked up Stead-ham. The Pinto proceeded to the new cocaine delivery.
The drug peddlers had made it clear that this new delivery of eight ounces of cocaine would be followed by yet another delivery if things went smoothly.
Chester argues that the affidavit does not focus enough suspicion on his residence to justify its search as the probable site of the cocaine cache. It seems clear, however, that the magistrate could reasonably conclude that the cocaine was probably at that site. No more is necessary to justify a warrant. See, e. g., United States v. Melancon, 462 F.2d 82, 89 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1038, 93 S.Ct. 516, 34 L.Ed.2d 487 (1972).
No doubt the cocaine could have been somewhere else, but the possibility that the cache was at any of several other places does not negate the probability, as found by the magistrate, that the appellant’s residence was the true location. To list several alternative hypotheses regarding the source of the eight ounces and then conclude that it does not necessarily follow that the Stratford Arms residence contained the cache misconceives the nature of the probable cause inquiry.
The test we must apply is not whether the affidavit’s hypothesis necessarily follows, but whether the magistrate could reasonably conclude that it probably follows.
The magistrate could reason that neither Steadham’s apartment nor the red Volkswagen itself contained the cocaine on the basis that Steadham must not have been in possession of the drug when he left his apartment, else why did he not drive directly to the drop point? The delivery had already been promised at the time he left his apartment and Steadham realized that the buyers knew he was the source and that he drove a red Volkswagen. Another possibility, the Pinto, raises the question of why a transfer to Steadham was not made on the first occasion when both Steadham and the Pinto were together at the Stratford Arms Drive address. In fact, the departure of both vehicles from the house and their subsequent covert rendezvous could have been considered by the magistrate to be part of a ruse to divert attention away from the house. The affidavit’s mention of the departure of a gray Pontiac from the residence after the Pinto had left réally is too equivocal to make it a prospect.
The implication of Chester’s contention that not enough was known about the residence is that the officers should have provided the magistrate with some information about the occupants of the residence or about previous illegal activities there. Such information was not required. See United States v. Salas, 488 F.2d 939 (5th Cir. 1974).
[177]*177II. Sufficiency of the Evidence.
Chester’s sufficiency argument is dependent upon the proposition that the government could show no more than “mere presence” at the residence during the time that the incriminating evidence was discovered there. The factual basis for the “mere presence” argument is that Chester shared the residence with one Ron Riley.
The marked money upon which the government relied heavily for some of the counts of the indictment was found in the bedroom that was allegedly Riley’s. In Chester’s bedroom agents found scales commonly used by narcotics traffickers to measure quantity. In common areas of the house, agents found implements for “cutting” cocaine and also a large amount of marihuana.
With respect to the marihuana found in the common areas of the house, the nexus with Chester is relatively easy to sustain. When agents asked him whether the substance was five pounds of marihuana, Chester replied that it was three pounds of marihuana. The scales found in Chester’s bedroom further bind him to the marihuana.
The finding of Chester’s possession of the cocaine “cutting” implements and, more crucially, of the marked money is more difficult to sustain. Here the alleged shared occupancy of the residence comes into play.
The evidence with respect to Riley’s occupancy is confused. Although Riley himself apparently was available to testify, neither side called him. Defense witnesses testified that Riley had recently occupied the residence, but no testimony placed Riley as a resident of the house during the crucial time frame which included the narcotics buys, the surveillance of the house, and the search. One defense witness, a neighbor, testified that, although he had seen Riley several times on previous occasions, he could not remember seeing Riley or his car at the house at all in 1975. The drug “buy” which generated the marked money occurred in January, 1975. Chester himself testified that Riley was out of town most of the time and was not at the house during the afternoon and night of January 9, the date of the eight ounce cocaine transaction.
Chester’s theory about the presence of the money, the marihuana, and the cocaine “cutting” implements pretty clearly did not include the proposition that Riley was the culprit. Chester denied that the marihuana or the implements belonged to Riley. As for the money, Chester’s theory seemed to be that the traffickers, who visited him on January 9, inexplicably left the bills under the rug in Riley’s bedroom. The trial court found this a curious explanation.5
Taking all the testimony together, a reasonably-minded jury could conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that Chester had dominion over the money and the cocaine “cutting” implements during the relevant time [178]*178period. Thus, the evidence was sufficient. See United States v. Prout, 526 F.2d 380, 384 (5th Cir. 1976).
AFFIRMED.