State v. McCormick

OPINION

TATUM, Judge.

The State has brought this petition for the common law writs of certiorari and supersedeas to review the action of the trial court in granting the respondents’ motion to suppress evidence in these drug cases. The trial judge granted the motion to suppress on the grounds that the search warrant used to seize the drugs was unconstitutionally issued because the affidavit for the warrant did not give a specific date on which illegal activity was observed.

The warrant was issued on the affidavit of a police officer relating facts given to him by an unnamed informant. The portion…