State v. Cochran

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

Law enforcement officers found cocaine at the residence of Charles Daniel Cochran while executing a search warrant. Cochran was subsequently charged with trafficking in cocaine. He filed a motion to suppress the cocaine, arguing that the search warrant was invalid because it was based on unreliable, uncorroborated information. The trial court granted the motion to suppress, and the State appeals. The State contends that there was adequate probable cause for the issuance of the search warrant. For reasons that follow, we reverse.

1. The magistrate issued a search warrant for…