Reddish v. State

Shulman, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of possession of cocaine and marijuana. On appeal, he maintains that the trial court erroneously denied his motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant. We agree with appellant’s contention and accordingly reverse the judgment.

The state has the burden of showing that probable cause existed and that the facts establishing probable cause were presented to the magistrate prior to the issuance of the warrant. State v. Bradley, 138 Ga. App 800 (1) (227 SE2d 776). When, as here, the record before this court contains neither the…