Brannon v. State

Melvin Mayfield, Judge.

Appellant, Calvin Brannon, Jr., was convicted by a jury of the crime of possession of cocaine with intent to deliver. He was sentenced to serve 12 years in the Arkansas Department of Correction and to pay a fine of $ 10,000. On appeal, appellant argues the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress because the reliability of the confidential informant was not established and the good faith exception as set forth in United States v. Leon, 468 U.S. 897 (1984), does not apply.

On May 1,1987, a warrant to search the premises known as Trailer #20 of Riverdrive…