State v. Gamage

DELAHANTY, Justice.

Evidence seized under a search warrant was instrumental in securing defendant’s conviction for possession of marijuana. Defendant’s appeal attacks the validity of the search warrant and asserts that the Superior Court erred in denying defendant’s motion to suppress the evidence procured by the search.

The search warrant issued upon a law officer’s affidavit sworn to before a Complaint Justice (magistrate) of Knox County. Since the physical character of the documents submitted in support of the search warrant is an important aspect of this appeal, we will describe these…