State v. Mathews

This is an appeal from the trial court's granting of Emmett Daniel Mathews's motion to suppress evidence seized from his person by law enforcement officials. At the suppression hearing, the following facts were presented: On June 18, 1989, Investigator Denny Merritt of the Covington County Sheriff's Department met with a confidential and reliable informant, who reported that he had in the previous 48 hours seen marijuana in the residence of Terry Turner. Additionally, Merritt had previously conducted a surveillance of Turner's residence and had "observed a substantial amount of traffic by…