State v. Singleton

MORRIS, Judge.

At trial, a voir dire was conducted to determine the admissibility of the marijuana seized pursuant to a warrant to search the premises. The affidavit accompanying the warrant stated, inter alia, that Deputy Sheriff Jerry V. Beach received information from a ‘reliable informant’ on 11 May 1976 that defendant had in his home various drugs, including marijuana and LSD; that the informant “has seen drugs” in defendant’s possession at his residence “within the last 48 hrs.”; and that Beach had “known my informa. . . for about 10 yrs. He is reliable and has given me reliable info, in…