State v. King

MlKELL, Judge.

The state appeals from the trial court’s orders granting motions to suppress evidence leading to the indictments of Richard L. King (“King”) and his brother, Robert L. King, for trafficking, manufacturing, and possessing methamphetamine. The trial court’s ruling was based on its finding that the state failed to prove any justification for the pat-down search of King and the initial warrantless intrusion into the residence that the Kings were visiting. The state argues that the trial court erred because the police ultimately obtained a search warrant and the Kings have no…