West v. State

HOBSON, Acting Chief Judge.

Eddie West appeals an order adjudicating him guilty and sentencing him for possession of cocaine which followed an order denying his motion to suppress cocaine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia seized from his apartment pursuant to a search warrant. We reverse.

On January 15, 1982, Detectives Steube and Potts of the Manatee County Sheriff’s Department executed an affidavit in support of a warrant for the search of appellant’s Bradenton apartment. The affidavit, which they submitted to a circuit court judge, mentioned only that a confidential informant made a…