Justice Robert Kohm
Bournazos was indicted for vehicular assault, among other things, arising from a motor vehicle accident resulting in injuries to a pedestrian, Mohammed. A search warrant for the vehicle was granted after his arrest. Bournazos moved to controvert the search warrant arguing the affiant of the search warrant, Detective Deleon, relied on an oral statement elicited from Bournazos by Officer Arcea which declared the damage to the vehicle was caused by "Hurricane Sandy." Bournazos claimed this non-Mirandized statement was involuntary and should be suppressed, and evidence obtained from the execution of the warrant should also be suppressed. The court noted Deleon's affidavit provided the issuing magistrate with legally sufficient probable cause for its issuance without resort to Bournazos' exculpatory explanation for the damage to his vehicle. It noted ample probable cause was furnished by reliable witnesses with a sufficient basis of knowledge for the information in the affidavit. Therefore, the court concluded the search warrant application was supported by legally sufficient probable cause, and defendant's motion to controvert the search warrant was denied.
