STATE v. BECKETT

No. 94-1377.

532 N.W.2d 751 (1995)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Tad Spencer BECKETT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 24, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and Kevin Cmelik, Asst. State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Bridget A. Chambers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Steven J. Oeth, County Atty., and Jim P. Robbins, Asst. County Atty., for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LAVORATO, NEUMAN, ANDREASEN, and TERNUS, JJ.


ANDREASEN, Justice.

Defendant appeals his conviction of possession of marijuana, in violation of Iowa Code section 124.401(3) (1993). The district court denied the defendant's motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant. Although the court determined the issuing magistrate did not make the required finding of informant credibility under Iowa Code section 808.3, it applied the "good faith" exception established in United States v. Leon, ...

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