Dudley v. State

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appellant challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress drug paraphernalia seized from his residence pursuant to a search warrant. Appellant contends that the affidavit upon which the search warrant was based failed to show that the informant supplying the information for the warrant was reliable. We agree.

The affidavit that formed the basis for the issuance of the search warrant was based on statements made by an informant whose identity was kept confidential. The informant stated to law enforcement that he had known appellant for approximately five years and…