Legal Opinion

State v. Cortman

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided October 23, 1968PublishedCited by 79 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*568GOODWIN, J.

Defendant appeals from a conviction of illegal possession of heroin. The primary issue concerns the reception into evidence of the contraband drug.

Defendant asserts three grounds for the exclusion of the evidence: (1) the search warrant which the officers had obtained before entering the defendant’s apartment did not sufficiently describe the premises to be searched; (2) the officers did not comply with the so-called “knock and announce law,” ORS 133.290;① and (3) after the search the officers did not comply with ORS 141.130 which requires officers executing a search warrant to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Sabbath v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. People v. MaddoxCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  5. United States v. JosephDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1959

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3Cited by79 opinions

  1. State v. DavisOregon Supreme Court · 1983
  2. State v. LongUtah Supreme Court · 1986
  3. State v. FarrarOregon Supreme Court · 1990
  4. State v. BlackburnOregon Supreme Court · 1973
  5. Lewandowski v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1979

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