Legality of Warrant to Search Jesse Matthew’s Apartment in Question
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA (NEWSPLEX) -- A judge has granted a request for a hearing to see if a search warrant that was obtained for Jesse Matthew, Jr.'s apartment was gotten improperly.
At a hearing in Albemarle County General District Court on Monday, the defense requested a Franks hearing, which means the attorneys was the court to determine if a police officer lied in order to get a search warrant.
For the first time, a police officer was testifying about evidence found while searching for Hannah Graham, including patches of her scent around Matthew's apartment.
He is facing capital murder and abduction charges for Graham's September 2014 disappearance in Charlottesville.
Matthew's attorneys claim there was not enough probable cause to get a search warrant for his apartment and that an...