State v. Jordan

Appellee Jed Jordan was charged by information with misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated. Prior to trial, he moved to suppress evidence obtained upon execution of a warrant for seizure of his blood. The trial court granted his motion and, upon the State’s interlocutory appeal, the Third Court of Appeals affirmed. 1 We granted review. 2

We hold that the Court of Appeals’ analysis of the warrant affidavit failed to consider reasonable inferences that provided a substantial basis for the magistrate’s determination of probable cause. We shall reverse the decisions of the courts below.

I. Affidavit

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