Debord v. State

BOARDMAN, Judge.

Frederick Debord appeals a judgment and sentence for grand theft, contending that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress. We reverse.

On January 3, 1981, the police arrested one Walter Johnson for a drug violation. In a search incident to that arrest, certain stolen items were discovered in Johnson’s possession. Johnson informed the arresting officers that the stolen goods belonged not to him, but to appellant. This information was relayed to Detective Moore, who apparently was in charge of the investigation of the burglary in which the goods were stolen.…