State v. Poulson

In this case, the defendant was convicted of possession of marijuana with intent to manufacture, in violation of section 28-4,125, R. S. Supp., 1974. The defendant’s two major contentions on appeal are that illegally gathered evidence was introduced at the trial, and that the trial judge improperly instructed the jury. We affirm the judgment of the District Court.

On June 30, 1974, an unidentified informer told Officer Dowling of the Nebraska State Patrol, that the defendant was growing marijuana in the backyard of his house, 2 miles south of Elm Creek, Nebraska. The defendant’s house was in…