State v. Bouthillier

Defendant appeals from conviction of illegal possession of narcotics. ORS 474.020. He assigns four alleged errors. Only one appears to have merit, and it requires reversal; therefore, we will not consider the others.

Defendant and one Snedeker were present in a house when officers arrived with a warrant for Snedeker’s arrest for an armed robbery. One of the officers testified that as he entered the house defendant was sitting in a chair and made a sudden movement with his right hand, depositing something under the chair. The officer said he looked for and found the object after Snedeker’s…