State v. Powelson

Defendant was indicted for manufacture of a controlled substance (marijuana), delivery of a controlled substance (marijuana), possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) and possession of a controlled substance (cocaine). The state appeals a pretrial order granting defendant’s motion to suppress. We affirm.

On February 12, 1996, Portland Police Officer Schmautz received information from a named informant that defendant had distributed marijuana in the past 72 hours and had admitted having a marijuana-growing operation in his house. Schmautz corroborated the information sufficiently so…