Smith v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

After a jury trial, the defendant Wesley Smith was convicted of multiple counts of dealing in cocaine and dealing in marijuana. Among the multiple issues raised in this direct appeal, the defendant contends that his convictions must be reversed because of the admission of evidence obtained in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights. We agree.

Following the arrest of the defendant on September 29, 1986, he informed police officers that there was marijuana in his home and that his wife, Tammy Smith, was in the home alone with two children. After first obtaining a warrant for…