State v. Callahan

Defendant, Michael Anthony Hutchinson, was found guilty by a jury of violating the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act and illegally possessing dangerous drugs. He appeals from the judgment entered upon the jury verdict. (Codefendants Cheryl Lee Callahan and Larry Edwin Donlan do not join in the appeal.)

On the evening of February 3, 1967, members of the Seattle Police Department and federal officers, armed with a search warrant, went to a houseboat in Seattle. One of the officers knocked on the door and asked if “Larry was there.” The door was opened slightly and when someone inside attempted to close…