State v. Cortman
Oregon Supreme Court
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…
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