Legal Opinion
State v. Ranken
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided October 19, 2010No. Criminal Action IN-10-02-0964 thru IN-10-02-0973, IN-10-02-1889, IN-10-02-1890, and IN-10-02-1902PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HERLIHY, Judge
Defendant David Ranken has moved to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant for 1307 Colin Drive in suburban Wilmington. All indications are that he resided there. The warrant was executed January 15, 2010, by the New Castle County Police.
As part of the probable cause to obtain the search warrant, the police examined, without a warrant, the contents of a trash can from 1307 Colin Drive which had been left in a public place at curbside for pick up. Ranken’s motion relates only to the content of the warrant itself, that is, the affidavit of probable cause, and…
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