STATE v. PETERSON

No. 1 CA-CR 89-1299.

171 Ariz. 333 (1991)

830 P.2d 854

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Floyd Orville PETERSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department E.

As Corrected September 5, 1991.

Review Denied June 16, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grant Woods, Atty. Gen. by Paul J. McMurdie, Chief Counsel, Crim. Div., and Jack Roberts, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Kathleen A. Kelly, Phoenix, for appellant.


OPINION

CLABORNE, Presiding Judge.

Does the "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule permit the introduction of evidence obtained through an invalid arrest warrant? The trial court answered in the affirmative. Under the circumstances presented in this case, we reverse.

Floyd Orville Peterson (appellant) was charged with theft of property with a value in excess of $1,000.00, a class 3 felony in violation of A.R.S. § 13-1802. A jury found...

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