Opinion ID: 2972575
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Identity Of Affiant

Text: As part of the “comedy of errors” leading up to the execution of the search warrant, Defendant Durham points to the fact that Commissioner Shuler signed the warrant based on Officer Petra’s affidavit, but somehow Captain Cox’s affidavit was filed instead of Petra’s. The Defendant does not demonstrate that he suffered any prejudice as a result of this administrative misstep. Both Cox and Petra were familiar with Durham’s residence, and both were prepared to sign affidavits describing the residence. Shuler testified that she granted the warrant based on Petra’s affidavit. Although Cox’s affidavit was filed in error, the error was technical, not constitutional. See United States v. Hyten, 5 F.3d 1154, 1156 (8th Cir. 1993) (holding that affidavit listing incorrect name of affiant did not require suppression). The filing error does not require suppression of the seized evidence.