STATE v. GILL

No. 76-356.

49 Ohio St. 2d 177 (1977)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. GILL, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided February 23, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Simon L. Leis, Jr., prosecuting attorney, and Mr. Thomas P. Longano, for appellant.

Mr. Richard C. Gasen, for appellee.


WILLIAM B. BROWN, J.

The main issue presented by this cause is whether a police officer's affidavit in support of a search warrant is sufficient to show probable cause when that affidavit contains only information received from the personal observations of an unnamed confidential informant and the officer's avowal that the informant is "reliable."1

Appellant urges that such an affidavit does show probable cause because, in effect...

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