Jaggers v. State

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

BOEHM, Justice.

Larry E. Jaggers was convicted of possession of more than thirty grams of marijuana, a Class D felony. 1 The trial court sentenced Jaggers to six months imprisonment and two years supervised probation. We grant transfer to address the interplay between the “good faith” exception to the exclusionary rule and the warrant statute, Indiana Code § 35-33-5-2. Because we hold that the evidence used to convict Jaggers was inadmissible, we reverse the conviction and remand for further proceedings.

Factual and Procedural History

On July 12, 1993, an Indiana state…