STATE v. BALLARD


836 S.W.2d 560 (1992)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellant, v. Tilford R. BALLARD, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

August 24, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Clinton J. Morgan, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellant.

Mack Garner, Dist. Public Defender, Maryville, for appellee.


OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

This case involves the constitutional sufficiency of an affidavit in support of a search warrant. Specifically, we address the "veracity" requirement for the use of confidential informants.

On April 13, 1989, Mr. Gene Noland was robbed at gunpoint in his North Carolina home. Approximately $52,000.00 in cash, guns, and jewelry were taken. While the record does not reflect the precise chronology of events, Detective Jim Widener...

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