State v. Collicott

*607JOSEPH, C. J.

Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of a controlled substance.1 He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence found at his residence as the result of a warrantless search. Although the issue framed by the parties is whether there were exigent circumstances to justify the warrantless search, the primary question is at what time probable cause arose.

On September 16, 1980, Deputy Sayler of the Multnomah County Sheriffs Office received a report from another deputy that asked him to contact two informants, Julia Ems and Janette Stockton,…