State v. Hattersley

The state appeals from an order of the trial court suppressing evidence. The court ordered that a note, allegedly written by a co-conspirator, together with certain conversations between defendant and a witness were inadmissible until the state made a prima facie showing that there had been a conspiracy. The court further ruled that the evidence the state indicated it had available, aside from the note and the conversations, was not sufficient to make a showing of conspiracy. We reverse and remand.

The charges against defendant arose from an alleged conspiracy between defendant and Randy Nafus…