STATE v. SEPA

No. 14562.

808 P.2d 848 (1991)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Thomas SEPA, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

April 12, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Takayesu, Deputy Prosecuting Atty., Wailuku, for plaintiff-appellant.

Rose Anne Fletcher, Deputy Public Defender, Honolulu, for defendant-appellee.

Before LUM, C.J., and PADGETT, HAYASHI, WAKATSUKI and MOON, JJ.


LUM, Chief Justice.

The State appeals a court order quashing a search warrant and suppressing evidence as the court found the affidavit supporting the search warrant failed to accurately describe the circumstances from which the magistrate could make an informed determination of probable cause. We affirm.

I.

On January 12, 1990, Honolulu Police Officer Leith Anderson, a certified narcotic dog handler, and his narcotic dog Munko, conducted a narcotics...

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