State v. Chapple

WINMILL, Judge pro tem.

This is an appeal by the state from an order granting defendant Val C. Chappie’s motion to suppress evidence obtained pursuant to the execution of a search warrant at Chappie’s business. The state argues that the evidence should not have been suppressed because there was a substantial basis for concluding that probable cause existed when the warrant was issued. For the reasons explained below, we affirm.

This case stems from Val Chappie and Jill Olsen’s alleged involvement in the trafficking of methamphetamine in Idaho Falls during the fall of 1991. On September 24,…