State v. Thacker

Defendant appeals his conviction for the illegal possession of marihuana under former ORS 474.020. He assigns as error the denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized in a search of defendant’s residence pursuant to a search warrant.

The issuance of the search warrant was based on the following affidavit:

“I, Richard Grossnicldaus, depose and state:

“That I am a deputy sheriff in Linn County Oregon and have been so employed for five and one half years.

“That in the course of my employment I have had courses in drug identification * * *. That I have had numerous personal contacts with drugs…