State v. Cramer

OPINION

HATHAWAY, Judge.

Appellant was tried to a jury and found guilty of unlawful production of marijuana with a weight of eight pounds or more. At trial, he was precluded from presenting a medical necessity defense. He was sentenced to a mandatory but mitigated term of 3.75 flat years.

After receiving two reports in early 1990 that appellant was growing marijuana in his house, the police began investigating and first used an infrared heat-seeking device in surveilling appellant’s house. The device revealed an abnormal amount of heat coming from the interior of the house. A check of…