Pierson v. State

DUFFY, Justice:

We here consider whether undated information in an application defects a search warrant and requires suppression of evidence seized in its execution.

I

Defendant was convicted of burglary. At trial the fruits of the search warrant, “a sack of burglary tools” and three rings, were admitted into evidence; defendant’s standing to seek suppression was established after conviction in an appeal to this Court. Pierson v. State, Del.Supr., 311 A. 2d 854 (1973).

Following a post-remand hearing, the Superior . Court concluded that the “. . . affidavit when read as a whole appears sufficient…