State v. Garza

Defendant, convicted of burglary in the first degree, appeals, asserting that the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence seized as the result of a warrant search of defendant’s father’s home (hereafter the Garza residence).

The warrant was issued pursuant to an affidavit sworn to by an Ontario police detective. Defendant first contends the facts stated in the affidavit do not represent probable cause to believe stolen items were in the Garza residence at the time the warrant issued. We limit our inquiry to probable cause to the four corners of the affidavit. State v.…