United States v. Earl Griffin, Jr.

Summary

The court held that the warrant affidavit failed to establish probable cause to search the residence because it did not connect the alleged drug activity to that particular home and relied on stale or isolated facts. The court also held that the good-faith exception did not preserve the search because the affidavit was so lacking in residential nexus and timely evidence that a reasonably well-trained officer could not rely on it. The court reversed the suppression ruling, vacated the firearm conviction, and remanded.