State v. Nielsen

ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

Defendant Jeffrey Scott Nielsen appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of possessing a controlled substance with intent to distribute for value, a second degree felony. U.C.A., 1953, § 58-37-8(1)(a) (Repl.Vol. 6A, 1974 ed., 1985 Supp.). Nielsen argues that intentional misstatements in the affidavit supporting a search warrant for his residence rendered the warrant invalid under the fourth amendment to the federal constitution and required suppression of the evidence obtained pursuant to that warrant. He also argues that the information in the affidavit supporting…