State v. Claxton

OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

The issue here is whether the trial court erred in granting a motion to suppress the evidence. Appellee contended below that the search warrant was invalid. The trial court agreed. So do we, and affirm.

On November 7, 1976 the body of Richard Johnson was discovered in Pima County, Arizona. Investigation of the homicide revealed that turquoise jewelry had been taken from the victim’s home. Later in the same month, appellee visited his cousin, Jearol Claxton, who was then living in Hood River, Oregon. Unbeknownst to appellee, Jearol had been working for several years with…