State v. Bradford

FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.

The state supreme court granted writs in this matter and transferred the case to us for “briefing, argument and an opinion” concerning whether the trial judge erred in denying defendant’s motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of the warrant-less search of a third party’s residence. 526 So.2d 1122.

Factual Context

On January 6, 1988 at about 1:00 p.m. Sgt. Freeman of the Bastrop Police Department received a telephone call from an anonymous informant who had provided reliable information on a number of occasions. The informant stated that cocaine was being cut…