State v. Davis

OPINION

FRY, Judge.

{1} After being tipped off by a surveillance helicopter that there was vegetation spotted in Defendant’s greenhouse and plants behind his house, at least six or seven armed law enforcement officers and at least five government vehicles entered Defendant’s property as the helicopter hovered overhead. While officers spread out across the property, Officer William Merrell told Defendant that officers in the helicopter believed they had located marijuana at Defendant’s residence. Officer Merrell asked Defendant for consent to search the. property and, after some hesitation,…