Valdez v. State

COUCH, Judge.

The issue in this criminal case is whether a written document, specifically a judge’s notes, sworn to and signed by affiants, and attached to an application for a search warrant, constituted a valid affidavit as required by Article 27, section 551, of the Maryland Code (1957, 1982 Repl.Vol., 1983 Cum.Supp.). The Circuit Court for Howard County and the Court of Special Appeals concluded that the affidavit, and hence the warrant, was valid. We have concluded that the documents in this case complied with the requirements of Article 27, section 551, and, we affirm.

After a jury trial,…