State v. Edward

The State appeals an order suppressing physical evidence and inculpatory statements made by appellee, Deon A. Edward, which were obtained after officers executed a search warrant of Edward’s residence and a subsequent arrest warrant. Because the incriminating evidence against Edward was discovered when officers illegally searched Edward’s trashcan on the carport of his home, and the State failed to establish that, absent the knowledge gained from this illegal search, the officers would have legally searched the garbage when it was placed curbside, we affirm.

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