State v. Wells

The State appeals an order dismissing criminal charges against appellee. The dismissal resulted from the State’s refusal to comply with a prior order directing it to disclose to appellee the identity of a confidential informant. The State did not seek timely appellate review of that order and did not assign it as error here. The question of its legality is now moot.

Appellee was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property. The search warrant resulting in his arrest was supported only by the affidavit of an investigator for the State Attorney’s office attesting that a reliable…