Opinion ID: 2100039
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Heading: Absence of Probable Cause in the Information

Text: The defendant contends that Count I of the information, charging criminal deviate conduct, should have been dismissed due to the absence of probable cause. An information which is not the basis for an arrest warrant is not affected by a deficiency in the probable cause affidavit. State v. King (1987), Ind. App., 502 N.E.2d 1366; Rutledge v. State (1983), Ind. App., 452 N.E.2d 1039. See State v. Palmer (1986), Ind. App., 496 N.E.2d 1337. The probable cause affidavit relates to the pre-trial detention of the defendant, not to the charging instrument. Gilliam v. State (1978), 270 Ind. 71, 383 N.E.2d 297. The same is true for probable cause testimony given in lieu of an affidavit pursuant to Ind. Code § 35-33-5-2(c). Even if the probable cause testimony was deficient, the trial court properly denied the defendant's motion to dismiss the criminal deviate conduct charge as the information was not used as the basis for the arrest of the defendant.