State v. Farber

OPINION

RUCKER, Judge.

Appellee-Defendant Timothy R. Farber filed a motion to suppress the evidence which the trial court granted. In this interlocutory appeal the State challenges the trial court’s ruling. We address the following issues: 1) does the “fruit of the poisonous tree” doctrine require the exclusion of evidence derived from conversations protected by the statutory spousal privilege; 2) was Farber’s confession given knowingly and voluntarily; and 3) did the trial court err in suppressing evidence recovered from the home of Far- ber’s acquaintance. We affirm in part and reverse in…