Watts v. State

Carley, Justice.

A jury found Zane Phillip Watts guilty of rape and incest, and the trial court entered judgments of conviction and sentences on the jury’s verdicts. On appeal, Watts contended that the trial court erroneously denied a motion to suppress his blood and hair samples obtained by the State pursuant to a warrant. The motion alleged that the warrant had unspecified “material omissions” that undermined its validity. The Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that

it is well settled that, where a defendant challenges a warrant based on the alleged omission of material information, the…