State v. Hoffman

Defendant was found guilty, after court trial, of criminal activity in drugs, ORS 167.207, and was placed on probation for two years. He assigns as error on appeal the refusal of the circuit court to allow his motion to suppress the evidence seized during a search conducted pursuant to a search warrant. He asserts that the facts set forth in the affidavit for search warrant failed to establish the reliability of the informant and failed to establish probable cause to believe that stolen items were on the premises at the time the search warrant was issued.

The affidavit and search warrant…