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Braun v. State

There was probable cause to support the issuance of a "no-knock" search warrant for the defendant's home, which resulted in his conviction for methamphetamine possession.

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Alan Braun appeals the denial of his motion to suppress and his motion for a new trial. Officers discovered methamphetamine in his home during the execution of a “no-knock” search warrant. Braun contends that his motion to suppress should have been granted because the “no-knock” provision was not justified and the affidavit did not provide probable cause for searching both residences on the property. He also maintains that he should have been granted a new trial because of the erroneous denial of his motion to suppress. We disagree and affirm.

The facts of this case are undisputed. A special agent with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department began investigating Braun after receiving a tip from Crime Stoppers Atlanta that Braun, who kept rifles and shotguns at his residence, was both selling methamphetamine to middle school students and soliciting them for sex. In the course of his investigation, the special agent did not observe significant vehicular or foot traffic at Braun’s residence, although he could only watch the house for fifteen or twenty minute intervals due to low traffic on the residential street. He noted two residential structures on the property and assumed that Braun lived in the smaller of the two after seeing him leave it. One driveway, mailbox, and trash can served both houses.

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