Gardner v. State

WALSH, Justice:

The appellant, Michael Gardner (“Gardner”), appeals from his conviction in the Superior Court on charges of trafficking in cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, maintaining a dwelling for keeping controlled substances and one count of possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony. These charges arose out of the seizure of drugs and weapons at Gardner’s residence near Newark on October 10, 1986. Gardner claims that the evidence seized at his home should have been suppressed because the search warrant was not supported by probable cause and not issued by a…