State v. Olson

Defendants, Jane A. Olson and Kevin R. Ray, appeal from their conviction under section 54-133, R.C.M. 1947, possession of less than sixty grams of dangerous drugs, by the Park County District Court.

While answering a routine call, Officer Bryce of the Livingston, Montana Police Department passed along an alleyway by defendants’ residence and thought he smelled burning marijuana coming from the home. He walked to the front door, knocked and was greeted by defendant Jane Olson. As later stated in his application for a search warrant, the officer again detected the “identifiable odor of…