State v. Huggins

MITCHELL, Judge.

The defendant first assigns as error the admission into evidence of the testimony of Deputy Sheriff Ronald Green concerning the knife which he stated he saw upon turning back the pillow in the bedroom of the defendant’s home. The defendant contends that Deputy Green observed this knife, if at all, by virtue of an unconstitutional search and seizure. This assignment is without merit.

The trial court conducted a full voir dire hearing concerning the search of the bed in the defendant’s home. At the conclusion of the hearing, the trial court, based upon competent evidence, found…