Barclay v. State

McMurray, Judge.

Defendants were authorized an immediate appeal from the partial denial of their motion to suppress evidence.

Police officers received information from a reliable informant that the informant had witnessed the defendants selling cocaine in a certain motel room. Acting on this information, the police obtained a search warrant for the motel room. Upon execution of the search warrant the police officers entered the room with a pass key obtained from the management of the motel without first giving notice of authority and purpose and without knowledge that the room was unoccupied.…