State v. Chase

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for felon in possession of a firearm. ORS 166.270. He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his pretrial motion to suppress physical evidence of three shotguns discovered during a search of his residence, arguing that there was no probable cause to search his residence because the affidavit in support of the search warrant did not establish a nexus between his residence and the alleged illegal activities occurring elsewhere on his property. Defendant also contends that the information in the affidavit supporting the warrant was too stale to…