People v. Edwards

The prosecutor appeals from the trial court’s order granting defendant’s motion to suppress from use in evidence a packet of heroin seized by police officers after they stopped defendant’s automobile to issue a traffic ticket.

Although the facts of this case are somewhat involved, the undisputed sequence of events was as follows: Officer Perry was conducting surveillance of Clyde Edwards’ house. He was in an unmarked car and wore an outer garment to conceal his uniform. Clyde Edwards’ house was being kept under surveillance based on anonymous tips of "illegal activities” and Clyde Edwards’…