Valentine v. State

TRAYNOR, Justice:

Based upon an informant's tip and some largely unproductive surveillance activity, two Wilmington police detectives applied for a warrant to search Lamont Valentine's apartment and automobile for evidence that Valentine, a convicted violent felon, was in possession of a firearm or ammunition. A magistrate issued the warrant, and when the officers conducted the search, they found marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and ammunition in the apartment and a firearm in the vehicle. These discoveries and other information provided by another resident of the apartment building resulted in…