Union Pacific Railroad Company v. State

Scott McAndrew was convicted by a jury of manufacturing a controlled substance, a felony. I.C. § 37-2732. On appeal, McAndrew seeks to exclude all observations made by the police and all evidence seized by them during a search of his house. In addition, McAndrew seeks to suppress all inculpatory statements made by him. The dispositive issue on appeal is whether probable cause existed for the issuance of the search warrant. The district court determined the magistrate lacked probable cause to issue the search warrant. However, the district court nevertheless upheld the search under the Leon good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule. For reasons explained below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.