State v. Douglas J. Finkle, Sr.

¶ 1. Following his conditional plea to drug charges, defendant Doug Finkle, Sr. appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress and dismiss. He argues that the police affidavit submitted in support of a request for a search warrant, which relied upon information provided by a confidential informant (CI), did not establish the requisite probable cause to issue the warrant and search his residence. He also argues that his assertion of factual errors and omissions in the affidavit compelled the court to hold a hearing before denying the motion. We affirm.

¶ 2. On August 15, 2016,…