Anderson v. State

Dec 21, 1929
No. A-7024.
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam.
PER CURIAM.

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted in the county court ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍of Pittsburg county on a charge of having possession of intoxicating liquor, and his punishment fixed at a fine of $50 and confinement in the county ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍jail for 30 days.

The defendant first contends that the affidavit upon which the search warrant was issued was insufficient to authorize the issuance of a warrant ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍thereon. An examination of the affidavit discloses that it is based wholly on *381 information and belief and contains no facts upon which isuch belief could be predicated.

The ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍affidavit being insufficient, the search and seizure was illegal, and the evidence obtained by such search inadmissible. It was error for the trial court to overrule ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍the defendant’s motion to suppress the evidence.

For the reasons stated the cause is reversed.