STATE v. BROWN


638 S.W.2d 436 (1982)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellant, v. William Lafayette BROWN, alias Doug Brown, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

June 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Oberman and W. Zane Daniel, Knoxville, for appellee.

William M. Leech, Jr., State Atty. Gen. & Reporter, Kymberly Lynn Anne Hattaway, Asst. State Atty. Gen., Nashville, B. Rex McGee, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Knoxville, for appellant.


OPINION

BYERS, Judge.

The state appeals from the judgment of the trial court suppressing evidence seized pursuant to execution of a search warrant. The trial court held the search warrant did not establish the credibility of the informant.

The judgment is reversed, and the case is remanded to the trial court for a trial on the merits.

The affidavit supporting the search warrant in pertinent part stated:

The affiant states that he...

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