State v. Chagnon

OPINION

WREN, Judge.

The appellants urge on this appeal that the trial judge erred in denying their motion to suppress since the search warrant was (1) executed in violation of A.R.S. § 13-1446(B), and (2) was insufficient on its face because it did not provide the magistrate with independent information to judge the reliability of a confidential informant. The appellants, following the denial of their motion to suppress, had submitted their case for trial to the court based upon the preliminary hearing and grand jury transcripts. They were found guilty of possession of marijuana and sentenced…