Commonwealth v. Shaffer

FORADORA, J.,

Introduction

The defendant, Mark Alan Shaffer (“Shaffer”), was charged with felony and misdemeanor drug offenses stemming from events that occurred on July 15, 2011. *371He was charged after the police found drugs and drug paraphernalia while searching his vehicle. Shaffer later filed an omnibus pre-trial motion for relief, alleging that the search warrant authorizing the search was invalid because the affiant failed to specify how the confidential informant was reliable or the basis for his knowledge, and also because it contained materially false and incorrect information, he…