State v. Hults

— Defendant, Richard Hults, was charged by information with unlawful possession of a dangerous drug, marijuana, with intent to sell. The information was dismissed at the conclusion of the state’s evidence for failure to present a prima facie case and the state appeals. The posture of the case requires that we view the evidence and all reasonable inferences derived therefrom in the light most favorable to the state.

On Thursday, June 25, 1970, four officers attached to the Tacoma police narcotics detail began periodic surveillance of a 2-story residence on Northeast 65th Street. The house was…