Elrod, Gordon Heath

Appellee, Gordon Heath Elrod, was charged with fraudulent use or possession of identifying information 1 and with two offenses of tampering with a governmental *553 record. 2 Appellee filed a motion to suppress evidence seized by Mesquite police officers after they executed a search warrant at his hotel room. The trial court granted Appellee's motion to suppress, finding that the affidavit in support of the search warrant did not establish probable cause. The Fifth Court of Appeals agreed and affirmed the trial court's order. 3 We granted the State's petition for discretionary review.

We hold that…