State v. Wright

This case arises out of the granting by the circuit court of defendant’s motion to suppress evidence seized by the police pursuant to a search warrant issued out of the Portland Municipal Court, and the state appeals.

The affidavit for the warrant stated:

“That I am a police officer of the Portland Police Bureau assigned to the Narcotics detail, and have investigated numerous cases of violation of the narcotics and dangerous drugs laws in the metropolitan Portland area during recent years;

“That on November 1, 1971, I was in contact with a person who has, in the past, furnished myself and other…