Court Opinion

ID: 9857862
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 16:03:56.796972+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:47:02.073922
License: Public Domain

John I. Purtle, Justice, dissenting. I cannot agree with on There was probably ample evidence other than the telephone conversation and the fruits of the search to permit the court to revoke the suspended sentence. However, I would exclude the fruits of the search because the warrant does not measure up to the requirements of the constitution or our rules. The affidavit for the search warrant is absolutely void of personal knowledge on the part of the affiant. It consists of hearsay, conclusions, rumors, and bits of history about the appellant. There was no proven reliability of the informants; in fact, they had never been used by this officer or any other officer, as far as it can be determined from the record. We should hold the exclusionary provisions of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution do not apply in cases relating to revocation of probation, or we should reverse and remand the case for further consideration.