Claire v. State

Miller, Judge.

After a stipulated bench trial, Kevin Ray Claire was convicted of trafficking methamphetamine. He appeals, enumerating the denial of his motion to suppress.

This court’s responsibility in reviewing a trial court’s ruling on a motion to suppress is to assure there was a substantial basis for the decision, and the evidence is construed to uphold the findings and judgment of the trial court.

Claire argues that the search warrant was not supported by probable cause. The affidavit in support of the search warrant contained the following information:

The affiant who is a sworn and…