State v. Bennett

Defendant, Larry Bennett, appeals an order of the District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District denying his motion to suppress dated October 28, 1982, and the District Court’s order finding Bennett guilty of criminal possession of dangerous drugs.

On August 5, 1982, Deputy Sheriff George Jensen received an anonymous tip that Bennett was growing marijuana in his garden. At 6:00 a.m. on August 6, 1982, Jensen drove to Bennett’s house. From a county road adjacent to Bennett’s property, Jensen put a 60 power scope on the top of his truck and spotted marijuana plants growing in Bennett’s…