Boyle v. State

SHAHOOD, Judge.

Appellant Gregory Boyle pled nolo conten-dere to simple possession of explosives, but reserved the right to appeal the court’s denial of his motion to suppress. On appeal, he maintains that the affidavit upon which the search warrant was based was facially insufficient in that it failed to state that the officer had personal knowledge of the informant’s reliability or that the officer corroborated the informant’s information. We agree, and reverse.

Acting on a tip from a fellow law enforcement officer, Detective Rastrelli (“Rastrelli”) conducted a four-month surveillance of…