HI: Officer was aware house had two living units; SW didn’t specify which and search suppressed

The officer obtaining the search warrant was aware that there were two separate units in this dwelling, an upstairs and a downstairs. He also knew there were stairs and separate entrances. The upstairs was one color, and the downstairs another. It also developed that the officer had been there before with previous tenants and was aware it was two dwellings. The search warrant violated the state constitution for lack of particularity, and the trial court properly granted the motion to suppress, and court of appeals is reversed. State v. Rodrigues, 2019 Haw. LEXIS 342 (Dec. 13, 2019).

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