State v. Basurto

Lewis, J.:

This is a direct appeal by the defendant from his convictions of the crimes of possession of marijuana with intent to sell and possession of cocaine with intent to sell.

The principal issue on this appeal is whether evidence seized under a search warrant should be suppressed. Specifically, the question is whether the officers exceeded the scope of the warrant in searching a shed in the back of the defendant’s dwelling.

There appears to be no question as to the propriety of the issuance of the search warrant. The only question at issue is the permissible scope of the search permitted…