Dearing v. State

Smith, Judge.

Based on evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant, Amanda Dearing was indicted on one charge of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. She filed a motion to suppress, arguing among other things that the warrant was illegally issued because the veracity and basis of knowledge of the person characterized as a “concerned citizen” were insufficiently presented to the magistrate. The trial court denied the motion, and Dearing was subsequently tried and convicted of the crime with which she was charged. Her motion for new trial as amended was denied, and she now…