State v. Palmer

¶1 The State appeals an Order of the Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, granting the motion to suppress filed by Defendant Samuel B. Palmer (“Palmer”). We reverse.

¶2 We address the following issue on appeal:

¶3 Did the District Court err in granting Palmer’s motion to suppress?

BACKGROUND

¶4 On February 28, 2001, District Judge John W. Larson issued a search warrant for a Chevrolet school bus registered to Palmer. The search warrant application was based on a tip from an informant and video surveillance, among other information. Law enforcement executed the search warrant that same…