State v. Anderson

KRUCKER, Chief Judge.

This appeal raises two questions: (1) The validity of a seizure of marijuana, and (2) Whether the marijuana seized was a usable quantity and quality.

The defendant was found guilty, after a trial without a jury, of the offense of possession of marijuana and placed on probation for ten months, it being his first offense.

The facts are that a number of Tucson police officers proceeded to 4319 East Flower Street early in the morning of January 12, 1970. Two of the officers (White and Etzwiller) went to the front door of Apartment B at that address and one of them knocked on…