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AttorneyforShellyBragg     p AttorneyGeneral&Reporter 8" andKennethStory MICHAELJ.FLANAGAN      p LISAA.NAYLOR ($  AttorneyforCraigStory h      p AssistantAttorneyGeneral (% 95WhiteBridgeRoad,Suite208   p 2ndFloor,CordellHullBuilding  & Nashville,TN37205 h      p 425FifthAvenueNorth '  `     h      p Nashville,TN37243 `     h      p DANMITCHUMALSOBROOKS * !   `     h      p DistrictAttorneyGeneral +!" ̀ `     h      p GEORGEC.SEXTON ,#$   `     h      p AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral -$% 0 `     h      p HumphreysCountyCourthouse ` %` % Ѐ `     h      p Waverly,TN37185 /&' OPINIONFILED________________________AFFIRMEDPURSUANTTORULE20THOMAST.WOODALL,JUDGE  9001    o ORDER o `     `  Inthiscase,theStateappealsasofrightpursuanttoRule3(c)(1)oftheTennesseeRulesofAppellateProcedurefromthetrialcourtsordergrantingtheDefendantsmotionstosuppressevidenceseizedpursuanttoasearchwarrantexecutedonSeptember3,1997.Therecordreflectsthatthetrialcourtfiledtwo(2)qqorders.OneorderqqgenerallyqqgrantedqqtheDefendantsmotionstoqqsuppress.Theotherorderqqmoreqqspecificallyqqsuppressedtestimonyofpoliceofficerswhoconductedthesearchinsofarasthetestimonypertainedtoevidenceqqobtained,andqqstatementsmadebytheDefendantstotheofficers.Themotionstosuppressevidence,whichweregenerallygranted,movedthecourttosuppressallitemsofphysicalevidenceseizedduringthesearch. `  ThesearchwarrantwasissueduponaffidavitbyAgentBillyHudspethofthe23rdJudicialDistrictDrugTaskForce.Boththeaffidavitandthesearchwarrantcontainedthefollowingdescriptionofthepremisestobesearched:8 ` BeinglocatedinHumphreysCounty,Tennessee,andmoreparticularlydescribedasfollows: ` (#` (# 8 ` BeginningattheintersectionofPowersStreetandEastRailroadStreetinMcEwen,HumphreysCounty,Tennessee,travelapproximately.4 -#$ milesonEastRailroadStreettoagravelroadontherightofsaidRailroadStreet[sic].Traveldownsaidgravelroadapproximately100yardstoawhitevinylsidedhouse,saidhousebeingthesecondandlasthouseonthegravelroadandhavinganE911addressof521EastRailroadStreet,andalocationthatyouraffianthaspreviouslypassedonsaidRailroadStreet[sic]andonthepersonoforinthepossessionofKennethStoryand/orCraigStory,acertaincontrolledsubstance,towit:qqMethamphetamine.(Emphasisadded).qq ` (#` (# W `  Theresidencesearchedpursuanttothesearchwarrantwaslocatedin 6n-. Waverly,Tennessee,ratherthanMcEwen,Tennessee.TestimonybyAgent 8^/0 HudspethatthesuppressionhearingwasthataRailroadStreetexistedinMcEwen,Tennessee,butthereisnotaPowersStreetinMcEwen.AgentHudspethwasunabletotestifyastothenumberofincorporatedtownslocatedinHumphreysCounty.WhenaskedwhathewouldhavedoneifhewereatotalstrangertoHumphreysCountyandhadbeenhandedthesearchwarrant,hetestified, [i]fIhadbeenatotalstranger,IdhavewenttoMcEwenfirstandthenwhenIrealizedthattherewasntaPowersStreet,PowersBoulevardorwhatever,Iwouldhaveaskeddoyouknowwherethisstreetis. `  TheStatearguesthatwhenthereisanambiguityinthedescriptionoftheplacetobeqqsearched,thatqqqq thelegaleffectofsuchapossibleambiguitymaybedeterminedbyconsideringthefactthattheexecutingofficerwastheaffiantandpersonallyknewwheretheplacetobesearchedwaslocated.TheStatereliesuponqqStateqqqqv.Conatser,qq958qqqqS.W.2d357(Tenn.Crim.qqApp.)perm.toappealdeniedqqqq 'x qq(Tenn.1997),qqqqinsupportofthisgeneralpropositionoflaw. `  However,therereallyisnoambiguityinthedescriptionoftheplacetobesearchedinthewarrant.ThewarrantstatesthattheresidenceislocatedinMcEwen,Tennessee.TheresidencewasactuallylocatedinanentirelydifferentincorporatedtownwithinHumphreysCounty.InConatser,ourcourtnotedthat: 4** 8 `  ` (#` (# 8 ` Tennesseelawprohibitsgeneralwarrants,Tenn.Const.,art.I,7,andrequiressearchwarrantstodescribeqqparticularlyqqqq...theplacetobeqqsearched.qqT.C.A.406103.Thisrequirementissatisfiedifthedescriptionqqparticularlyqqqqpointstoadefinitelyascertainableplacesoas  :00 toexcludeallothers,andenablestheofficertolocatetheplacetobesearchedwithreasonablecertaintywithoutleavingittohisqqdiscretion.qqqqqqqqqqqq(CitationomithgeedghitedijTenn.1993j).qqqq ` (#` (# qqkStatev.Conatserkk,k958qqqqS.W.2dqqlatlm357,mqqqq359. t  `  Therequirementthatadescription particularlypointstoadefinitelyascertainableplacesoastoexcludeallothersisnotmetwheretheincorrectincorporatedtownisstatedinthewarrant.qqoWooonEspeciallynpwphenqqqqthesearchingofficerisunawareofthenumberofincorporatedtownslocatedwithinacounty,itisleavingtoomuchtotheofficersdiscretiontopickthe correctincorporatedcitytofindanaddresstobesearched. `  Inthiscase,theevidencedoesnotpreponderateagainstthefindingandrulingtheoftrialcourt,andthereisnoerroroflawrequiringareversalofthejudgmentofthetrialcourtapparentontherecord.ThejudgmentofthetrialcourtisthereforeaffirmedinaccordancewithRule20oftheCourtofCriminalAppeals. `     h   ____________________________________ `     h   THOMAST.WOODALL,JudgeCONCUR:___________________________________JOHNH.PEAY,Judge___________________________________DAVIDH.WELLES,Judge