State v. Bicknell

EISMANN, Justice.

These are appeals from orders suppressing evidence obtained pursuant to a search warrant on the ground that the search warrant was invalid because it was based upon an affidavit of a Washington State Patrol Detective that had been notarized by a notary public rather than signed in front of the magistrate judge. We reverse the orders suppressing evidence and remand these cases for further proceedings.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On March 15, 2002, a Rathdrum police officer appeared before a magistrate judge seeking a search warrant for evidence related to the crime of…