People v. Brannon People v. Brannon, No. Honorable John P. O'Rourke, Judge Presiding. In November 1998, the trial court granted defendant's motion to suppress evidence and quash his arrest upon its finding that the evidence against defendant was obtained in an illegal search of his vehicle.
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The Crimestoppers' report advised that Douglas Brannon, a convicted felon, had a gun and approximately one-half pound of cannabis in the trunk of his car. After receiving the report, Swisher, who already knew of defendant, took several steps to corroborate the details of the report. Swisher spoke with a colleague, Agent Mark Peyton, who told her that he had executed a search warrant at defendant's residence 10 months earlier and had recovered 40 grams of cannabis and a cannabis plant. Swisher also ran a Secretary of State Soundex, which revealed that Brannon lived at 1324 Chandler and owned a 1986 Chrysler four door. Swisher called Lowell's grocery store and verified that Brannon was an employee and would be starting a shift at 4 p.m. that day.