People v. Bradford

This is a motion by the defendant, Gregory Lee Bradford, for an order vacating and setting aside a search warrant and suppressing all property and information obtained as a result thereof.

The warrant is challenged as overbroad in that it directs in addition to the seizure of specified property, "any evidence tending to prove other robberies”. A direction in the warrant authorizing a "night-time” and "no-knock” search is protested by the defendant as unsupported by probable cause.

The warrant in issue particularly directs the search for the following property: "Sawed-off shotgun or rifle, Ralph…