State v. Turpin

WALTERS, Chief Judge.

Terry W. Turpin pled guilty to one count of felony possession of marijuana, I.C. § 37-2732(e), reserving the right to appeal from the judgment of conviction and the denial of his motion to suppress evidence. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the order denying the suppression motion and we remand the case for further proceedings.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On April 11,1994, Officer Genaro Martinez of the Jerome County Sheriffs Department completed an affidavit for a warrant to search Terry Turpin’s residence. The affidavit was based on information…