State v. Carpenter, Ca2005-11-494 (10-29-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Preston Carpenter, challenges his conviction in Butler County Court of Common Pleas, arguing that evidence obtained from the execution of a search warrant should be suppressed because the search warrant was not signed by a judge.

{¶ 2} The search warrant at issue in this case was initially challenged by a pretrial motion to suppress. The issues raised in appellant's motion to suppress involved probable cause and the facts presented in the affidavit.1 The trial court filed an entry denying appellant's motion. Appellant was subsequently found not guilty by a…