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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
February 7, 2001 Session

STATE OF TENNESSEE v. EDWARD D. COFFEE
Appeal from the Court of Criminal Appeals
Criminal Court for Wilson County
No. 98-0018 J. O. Bond, Judge

No. M1998-00472-SC-R11-CD - Filed August 29, 2001
Edward D. Coffee was indicted for possession of certain controlled substances with intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia.  Because the judicial commissioner failed to make and retain an exact copy of the original search warrant as required by Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 41(c), the trial court suppressed the evidence recovered in the search and dismissed the indictment.  The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the trial court

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