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àNashville,€TN€€37205ÌP.O.€Box€580à àà àà àà à(for€Alicia€Nelson)ÌCharlotte,€TN€€37036ÌÌÌÌÌœÌÌÌOPINION›€FILED:òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌÌÌÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌÌÌÌGARY€R.€WADE,€JUDGEÇà@ àòòOPINIONóóÌÌÓÓà àà àThe€defendants,€James€œC.›€Nelson€and€Alicia€Nelson,Ïwere€indicted€for€possession€of€marijuana€with€the€intent€toÏresell.€€James€Nelson€was€also€indicted€for€possession€of€aÏweapon€with€the€intent€to€go€armed.€€In€this€appeal€by€the€StateÏof€Tennessee,€the€single€issue€presented€for€review€is€whetherÏthe€trial€court€erred€by€ordering€the€suppression€of€evidenceÏacquired€incident€to€the€issuance€of€a€search€warrant.€€WeÏaffirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà àà àThe€facts€are€not€in€dispute.€€Detective€Mike€HolmanÏobtained€a€search€warrant€which€provided,€in€part,€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àà àProof€by€affidavit€having€been€madeÏbefore€me€by€Detective€Mike€Holman,€DicksonÏSheriffððs€Department€that€there€is€probableÏand€reasonable€cause€for€believing€that€theÏoffense€of€unlawful€possession€of€aÏcontrolled€substance,€to€wit:€Marijuana€isÏbeing€committed€by€James€C.€Nelson€andÏAlicia€Nelson€at€or€on€the€premisesÏdescribed€in€the€affidavit€attached€theretoÏwhich€is€hereby€referred€to€for€itsÏcontents,€said€contents€being€incorporatedÏherein,€and€also€hereinafter€described€asÏbeing€located€in€Dickson€County,€Tennessee,Ïand€more€particularly€described€as€follows:Ï308€Preacher€Road,€Charlotte,€Tennessee.ÌÌÓÓThe€affidavit€upon€which€the€search€warrant€was€issued€provided,Ïin€pertinent€part,€as€follows:€ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à[T]he€affiant,€Detective€Mike€Holman,ÏDickson€Sheriff's€Department,€who€on€oath,Ïsays€that€there€is€now€on€the€premises,Ïlocated€at€and€also€described€as€follows:ÏBeing€located€in€Dickson€County,€Tennessee,Ïand€more€particularly€described€as€follows:Ï308€Preacher€Road,€Charlotte,€Tennessee,ÌÌà8 àà8 àand€on€the€person(s)€of€or€in€theÏpossession€of€James€C.€Nelson€and€AliciaÏNelson,€the€following€personal€property€toÏwit:€certain€controlled€substance,€to€wit:ÏMarijuana.ÌÌÓÓAs€a€result€of€the€search,€officers€seized€evidence€used€toÏindict€each€of€the€defendants.€€Their€motion€to€suppress€theÏevidence€on€the€grounds€that€the€warrant€and€supportingÏaffidavit€did€not€sufficiently€describe€the€place€to€be€searchedÏwas€sustained€by€the€trial€court.€ÌÌà àà àThe€defendants€reside€at€308€Preacher€Road.€€TheirÏrural€residence€was€located€on€a€gravel,€dead„end€road€amongÏfour€other€houses.€€Neither€the€names€of€the€defendants€norÏtheir€street€number€appeared€on€their€mailbox€or€any€other€partÏof€their€property.€€Only€two€of€the€five€houses€on€Preacher€RoadÏwere€marked€by€either€a€name€or€street€number.€€The€houseÏclosest€to€the€Nelsons€had€only€a€name€on€the€mailbox.€€TheÏhouse€two€doors€away€had€both€a€name€and€a€number€on€theÏmailbox.€€Nothing€in€the€record€establishes€any€sort€of€sequenceÍin€the€assignment€of€the€street€numbers.€€€ÌÌà àà àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€hearing,€the€trial€courtÏruled€that€the€language€contained€in€the€affidavit€did€notÏsufficiently€describe€the€premises€to€be€searched:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àà à[T]he€Court€is€of€the€opinion€that€theÏaddress€is€insufficient.€€The€officerÏcannot€take€the€search€warrant„„and€I€thinkÏthe€requirement€of€law€is€that€he€take€theÏsearch€warrant,€and€nothing€else,€andÏexecute€that€search€warrant€based€just€onÏthat€search€warrant;€not€go€ask€theÏpostmaster,€not€find€somebody,€or€knock€onÏdoors€till€you€find€him.€€Nothing,€as€IÏunderstand€the€rule„„and€this€is€from€aÏcase„„nothing€can€be€left€to€the€discretionÏof€the€officer....ÌÌà8 àà8 àà àThe€officer€has€to€take€the€searchÏwarrant,€follow€the€directions€on€theÏsearch€warrant€and€without€any€reference€toÏany€other€person€or€document,€go€directlyÏto€that€location.€€Based€on€a€descriptionÏof€property€and€the€search€warrant,€thatÏcannot€be€done.€€This€search€warrant€isÏinsufficient.€€The€motion€to€suppress€isÏgranted.ÌÌÌÓÓThe€state€argues€that€the€œ"trial›€courtððs€ððlegal€conclusionsððÏ[that€the€description€was€insufficient]€were€unsupported€byÏauthority,€are€contrary€to€well„settled€authority,€and€areÏœincorrect."€€We›€disagree.€€ÌÌà àà àBoth€state€and€federal€law€require€that€a€searchÏwarrant€particularly€describe€the€place€to€be€searched.€€òòSeeóóÏU.S.€Const.,€amend.€IV;€Tenn.€Const.,€art.€I,€ðð€7;€Tenn.€CodeÏAnn.€ðð€œ40„6„103.›€€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€œ41(c)›€provides€in€part€thatÏœ"[i]f›€the€magistrate€is€satisfied€that€grounds€for€theÏapplication€[for€a€search€warrant]€exist€or€that€there€isÏprobable€cause€to€believe€that€they€exist,€the€magistrate€shallÏissue€a€warrant€identifying€the€property€and€naming€orÏdescribing€the€person€or€place€to€be€œsearched."›€€€ÌÌà àà àIn€òòState€v.€Bosticóó,€898€S.W.2d€242,€245„46€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.€1994),€our€court€addressed€the€issue€of€whatÏsatisfies€the€œ"particular›€description€œrequirement"›€of€a€searchÏwarrant:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àà àThe€Fourth€Amendment€to€the€UnitedÏStates€Constitution€requires€a€searchÏwarrant€to€contain€a€description€of€theÏplace€to€be€searched€with€suchÏparticularity€that€the€searching€officerÏmay€with€reasonable€effort€ascertain€andÏidentify€the€intended€place.€€Article€I,ÏSection€7€of€the€Tennessee€ConstitutionÏprohibits€general€warrants€and€T.C.A.€ðð€40„6„103€requires€search€warrants€to€describeÏparticularly€the€property€and€the€place€toÏbe€searched.€€This€requirement€is€met€ifÏthe€description€œ"particularly›€points€to€aÏdefinitely€ascertainable€place€so€as€toÏexclude€all€others,€and€enables€the€officerÍto€locate€the€place€to€be€searched€withÏreasonable€certainty,€without€leaving€it€toÏhis€œdiscretion."›€...ÌÌà@ à*€*€*ÌÌà8 àà8 à...The€rule€of€particularity€is€relaxedÏwith€regard€to€rural€residences€because€itÏis€often€difficult€to€describe€a€ruralÏproperty€with€precision€and€the€likelihoodÏof€error€is€somewhat€lessened.ÌÌÓÓ(Citations€omitted).€€Ì€Ìà àà àA€correct€street€address€in€a€search€warrant,€even€ifÏno€other€description€is€given,€may€be€particular€enough€toÏwithstand€constitutional€scrutiny.€€òòSeeóó€òòUnited€States€v.€Dancyóó,Ï947€F.2d€1232,€1234€(5th€Cir.€1991).€€It€is€also€true€that€in€aÏrural€setting€a€description€of€the€property€by€naming€theÏoccupant€may€satisfy€the€œ"particularity›€œrequirement."›€€òòSeeóó€òòStateÏv.€Bosticóó,€898€S.W.2d€at€246;€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòHatchett€v.€Stateóó,€208ÏTenn.€399,€346€S.W.2d€258€(1961).€€A€description€in€the€warrant,Ïfacially€sufficient,€may,€however,€fail€when€compared€to€theÏactual€description€of€the€place€to€be€searched.€€òòSeeóó€2€Wayne€R.ÏLafave,€òòSearch€and€Seizureóó€ðð€4.5(a)€(3d€ed.€1996).ÌÌà àà àHere,€the€search€warrant€and€its€supporting€affidavitÏfailed€to€specifically€identify€the€place€to€be€searched€as€theÍresidence€of€the€defendants.€€Moreover,€there€was€no€name€orÏaddress€at€the€residence€identifying€the€place€to€be€searched.€ÏThree€of€the€five€residential€properties€located€on€the€ruralÏroad€contained€no€name€or€street€number.€€No€circumstances€wereÏpresented€by€the€executing€officer€which€might€have€cured€theÏdefective€description€within€the€warrant.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Bosticóó,Ï898€S.W.2d€at€246;€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòUnited€States€v.€Gahaganóó,€865€F.2dÏ1490€(6th€Cir.),€òòcertóó.€òòdeniedóó,€492€U.S.€918€(1989).€€TheÏaffidavit€describing€the€place€to€be€searched€had€been€providedÏby€a€confidential€informant.€€There€is€no€indication€in€thisÏrecord€that€the€officer€who€executed€the€warrant€was€familiarÏwith€the€location€of€the€Nelson€residence.€€Under€theseÏcircumstances,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€must€be€affirmed.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌà àà àà àà àà àà àGary€R.€Wade,€Judge€ÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌPaul€G.€Summers,€JudgeÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌJoseph€M.€Tipton,€JudgeÌÌà àà à