State v. Hollman

McAllister, j.

The defendant appeals from his conviction of illegal possession of narcotics and the resulting penitentiary sentence.

Defendant was arrested without a warrant and contends that his arrest was illegal because (1) there was no probable cause for his arrest, and (2) no compliance with ORS 133.320, requiring notice of “office and purpose.”

At about 11:00 p.m. on April 8, 1967, Officer Giani of the Portland Police Department received a telephone call from a known informer. The informer said that Tall Slim was in Room 34 on the second floor of the Tourist Hotel, and that he had in his…