State v. Weber

JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a criminal case. The issue presented is whether the trial court correctly suppressed evidence obtained by the police as a result of the arrest and consent of Kenneth Weber. In suppressing the evidence, the trial court ruled that at the time of Weber’s arrest the police did not have probable cause to arrest him and that Weber’s consent to the search of his residence was the product of the illegal arrest. We affirm.

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THE TRIAL COURT’S FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW.

The trial court made the following findings of fact:

1. On October 25, 1987, Officer Chuck Miller…