State v. Coffey

Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of a controlled substance and assigns error to the trial court’s denial of both his motion to suppress evidence of cocaine seized from his premises pursuant to a search warrant and his motion to controvert. He challenges the legal sufficiency and the factual accuracy of the affidavit on which the search warrant was issued. We affirm.

Officer Claxton submitted the affidavit which, following a description of his qualifications and experience, stated, in relevant part:

“On June 5, 1987, a Confidential Informant, hereafter referred to as a CI, advised…