State v. Payton

SHIELDS, Judge.

The State of Indiana appeals the trial court's judgment granting the motions to suppress evidence filed by the defendants, James V. Payton, Frank H. Bunting, Anthony Gugliuzza, James R. Willoughby, William D. Brown, James E. Alyea, Robert Willoughby, and John W. Kenison, Jr.

The trial court erred in granting the motions.

FACTS

Pursuant to a search warrant, sheriff's deputies entered an apartment rented by *1322John Spaulding and his daughter. Inside the apartment, the deputies discovered hundreds of poker chips, tables set for poker, playing cards, and substantial amounts of cash. The…