State v. Brown

STEPHENS, Judge.

*72 In this case, a search warrant was issued based on an affidavit that failed to specify when an informant witnessed Defendant's allegedly criminal activities. Such an affidavit contains insufficient information to establish probable cause and thus cannot support the issuance of a search warrant. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court's order denying Defendant's motion to suppress evidence discovered as a result of the execution of that search warrant and vacate the judgment entered upon Defendant's subsequent guilty pleas.

Factual and Procedural Background

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