State v. Rufus
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.
This is an interlocutory appeal. The State contends that the trial court erred when it suppressed evidence seized from Harold Rufus’s home because the search warrant was based upon a fatally defective affidavit. We reverse and remand.
On January 7, 1998, Officer Bob Andrews of the Jonesboro Police Department arranged for a confidential informant (“Cl”) to make a drug purchase from the appellee, Mr. Harold Rufus. After the purchase, Officer Andrews returned to the Drug Task Force Office where he relayed the details of the buy to Officer Greg Baugh. Based on what…
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