State v. Patterson

Defendant, Douglas James Patterson, appeals from a judgment and sentence entered after a jury verdict finding him guilty of two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, and two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Defendant's assignments of error raise issues relating to the validity of the warrant and subsequent search, and the scope of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, RCW 69.50.

Officers of the Bellingham Police Department obtained a search warrant for the defendant's residence. During the search they discovered a large…