State v. Maxfield

Defendant appeals her convictions for manufacture and possession of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992. On appeal, she argues that the trial court erred in denying her motion to suppress evidence that was seized from her residence pursuant to a search warrant. Defendant argues that the affidavit in support of the warrant was insufficient to establish probable cause to believe that seizable evidence would be found at her residence. We agree with defendant and reverse.

At issue is the sufficiency of the affidavit of Josephine County narcotics detective Claar, who said in his affidavit that he…