Whatley v. the State

PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Sedrick Cortez Whatley guilty of nine felonies, including kidnapping, in connection with two incidents that occurred on consecutive nights in November 2009. Whatley claims that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress because affidavits supporting two search warrants issued in the case were based on information supplied by a confidential informant of unknown reliability. Whatley also argues that there was insufficient evidence to support his kidnapping conviction. We reject both claims of error and affirm.

Viewed in a light favorable to the…