State v. Campbell

The State appeals from an order suppressing evidence in the criminal prosecution of Steven E. Campbell for an alleged violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act.

The primary issue on appeal is whether two of four police officers who were admitted without objection into Campbell’s apartment acted reasonably in walking across the approximate 20- to 25-foot living room to a point within that room from which it was possible to look into a bedroom and see marijuana stems in a wastebasket.

The trial court concluded:

That none of the officers had probable cause to arrest the defendant for any…