State v. Reniff

Anne L. Kilbane, Judge.

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from an order of Judge William Coyne that granted appellee Ryan Reniffs motion to suppress evidence discovered in his apartment under a warrant. The appellant state argues that the warrant was based upon evidence that satisfied probable cause or, in the alternative, that the exclusionary rule is inapplicable because the officers had objective, good-faith reliance on the warrant’s validity. We disagree and affirm.

{¶ 2} Judge Kenneth Callahan issued a search warrant for 14741 Lorain Avenue, apartment 11, in Cleveland, based upon the affidavit of…