Hotrum v. State

OPINION

COATS, Chief Judge.

Darrin Hotrum was convicted of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fourth degree, a class C felony, for possessing more than twenty-five marijuana plants. 1 Hotrum entered a no contest plea pursuant to Cooksey v. State, 2 preserving two issues for appeal. In his first issue, Hotrum claims that the police found the marijuana plants following an unlawful warrantless entry and search of his residence. We uphold Superior Court Judge Eric Smith’s ruling that the police entry and search of Hotrum’s residence was justified under the emergency aid exception to…