Legal Opinion
State v. Spillers
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 23, 2006No. 48S02-0501-CR-5PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUCKER, Justice.
Heath Spillers was charged with dealing in cocaine as a Class A felony. The trial court granted Spillers' motion to suppress and on review the Court of Appeals reversed. We granted transfer to address the application of the rule declaring that an informant's "declarations against penal interest" are sufficient to establish the informant's credibility for the issuance of a search warrant.
Facts and Procedural History1
In the early afternoon hours of February 5, 2008 Detective Earley of the Anderson Police Department executed a warrant to search the home of Aaron Craib. Detective…
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