State v. Hall

Petitioner was indicted under ORS 167.207 for possession of more than one avoirdupois ounce of marijuana. Petitioner pleaded not guilty, was tried before a jury and convicted. The Court of Appeals rejected petitioner’s claim that the trial court erred in admitting certain evidence and affirmed the conviction. State v. Hall, 14 Or App 629, 514 P2d 361 (1973). A petition for review was then filed, which we granted.

This prosecution grew out of a drug raid by seven police officers on sL four-bedroom house located in *65Coos Bay, Oregon. The raid was made under the authority of a search warrant.…