Strickland v. State

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of marijuana. Held:

1. Error is claimed in the denial of a motion to suppress alleged marijuana seized from defendant’s residence. The first contention is that the warrant for the search was not based on probable cause. The warrant was obtained on a police officer’s affidavit that a reliable confidential informant, whose past information had resulted in three arrests and convictions for drug violations, had seen drugs at defendant’s described residence within the previous 24 hours; and that law enforcement officers…