Sidwell v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Jimmy Louis Sidwell was convicted of possession of marijuana and possession of cocaine and he appeals.

1. Appellant contends the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress because the affidavit used to support the issuance of the search warrant failed to set forth the necessary indicia of reliability of the informant and the discrepancy between the affiant’s cursory statements in the affidavit and the information actually possessed by the affiant was so great as to constitute a reckless disregard for the truth.

In the affidavit dated December 10, 1986, Detective Octavia…