State v. Gray

¶1 Duane David Gray appeals from an order issued by the Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County, which denied his motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant. We affirm.

¶2 The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the District Court erred in determining there was sufficient probable cause to support the issuance of a search warrant.

BACKGROUND

¶3 In November 1997 a confidential informant (“Cl”) contacted Detective Jerry Stradinger of the Butte-Silver Bow Law Enforcement Agency to report a suspected marijuana “grow” operation. Stradinger noted that Cl had…