People v. Goff

The defendant was charged with possession of heroin, which was seized pursuant to a search warrant. Although the magistrate authorizing the search warrant attested that the police officer’s supporting affidavit was "subscribed and sworn”, the affidavit had not been signed by the police officer. The trial judge granted the defendant’s motion to quash the warrant and suppressed the evidence seized on the grounds that there was no authority to issue the warrant because the supporting affidavit was not signed. The Court of Appeals reversed by order, holding that a magistrate’s signed jurat on the…