State v. Smith

Sognier, Chief Judge.

Rufus Smith was indicted on charges of possession of cocaine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The State appeals from the trial court’s grant of Smith’s motion to suppress.

We reverse. The transcript of the motion hearing reveals that the trial court granted appellee’s motion on the basis that the affidavit presented to the magistrate to support the warrant failed to show how the confidential informant acquired the knowledge set forth in the affidavit. The affidavit provided in pertinent part that on a given date, Officer R. L. Robinson, an officer assigned…