Perkins v. State

Cooper, Judge.

In May 1989, a detective with the sheriff’s department received information from a “concerned citizen,” who the detective knew to be a reliable person, regarding possible criminal activity. The detective passed the information on to Deputy Craft (“Craft”), who conducted the ensuing investigation and testified at trial. The “concerned citizen” was a business owner who stated that a construction worker told him that the worker was doing work on certain premises when he discovered cash and automatic weapons behind a bed. Upon receiving this information, Craft began an investigation…