State v. Williamson

OPINION

MAES, Justice.

{1} In this appeal, the State claims that the Court of Appeals improperly concluded that the search warrant issued by a district court judge (issuing court) was unsupported by probable cause, and therefore, improperly affirmed the decision of the subsequent district court (suppressing court) to suppress evidence seized pursuant to the search warrant. Specifically, the State argues that the Court of Appeals erroneously: (1) applied a de novo standard of review to the issuing court’s determination of probable cause; and (2) concluded that, under the circumstances of the…