State v. Ballew

Adams, Judge.

The State appeals the grant of a motion to suppress filed by defendants William Thomas Ammons, Brandon James Sanford, and Kimberly Taylor arising out of a search made pursuant to a no-knock warrant. The State contends the search warrant was supported by probable cause and that even if there was no basis for a no-knock provision, that flaw should not result in the suppression of the evidence.

The standard of review on appeal of the validity of a search warrant is well explained in Shivers v. State, 258 Ga. App. 253, 254 (573 SE2d 494) (2002):

An affidavit submitted in support of a…