State v. Norman

OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

A Kenai grand jury indicted Raymond' L. Norman for fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance (possession of more than one ounce of marijuana with intent to distribute), AS 11.71.040(a)(2). Shortly before Norman’s arrest, state troopers executed a search warrant for Norman’s home. The police found and seized 140 marijuana plants, marijuana growing equipment (such as lights, potting soil, and fertilizer), and $3400 in $100 bills.

Because the State believed that the $3400 in currency was the fruit of drug sales, the State took the money to a bank,…