State v. Gayle

W. SHARP, Judge.

The state appeals from the trial court’s order, which granted Gayle’s motion to suppress evidence seized as a result of a search of Gayle’s apartment, pursuant to a search warrant. The trial court found the search warrant was facially invalid because it failed to incorporate the affidavit by reference and by itself it failed to establish probable cause for the search. It also found the warrant was improperly executed because the police officer left the warrant in his car while conducting the search. We reverse.

The record here discloses that a confidential informant made a…