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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Lewis finds the trial court properly denied defendant's motion to suppress search evidence obtained from a home owned by his father during his trial on drug and weapons charges. The warrant obtained by police was supported by probable cause, including testimony from a confidential informant who observed a large quantity of cocaine inside the residence and the fact that garbage was not routinely taken to the curb for collection despite a significant amount of foot traffic at the property. Meanwhile, defendant's drug and weapons convictions were supported by sufficient evidence, including that he was the primary individual seen going to the home over the course of a two-year investigation, had bills delivered to his name at the address, and was found within arm's reach of a weapon when police executed the search warrant. Affirmed.