State v. Elder

Defendant appeals from conviction of a Class A misdemeanor, criminal activity in drugs. ORS 167.207. A jury had been waived. The sole assignment of error is that there was insufficient evidence for conviction.

Police executed a search warrant for drugs at a particular address in Portland. The premises was a large, old house. Several persons who were on the premises were arrested and substantial quantities of marihuana and heroin were found in upstairs bedrooms. In a downstairs bedroom the police found several letters, and a AY-2 tax withholding form. The latter had defendant’s name upon it,…