Legal Opinion
State v. Evans
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided January 8, 1970PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFort, J.
The defendant was convicted of the crime of illegal possession of marihuana. ORS 474.020. In appealing he sets forth three assignments of error. We consider them seriatim following a brief summary of the facts.
The police received information from an informer indicating that marihuana was present at the defendant’s premises. Accordingly a search warrant was sought based upon an affidavit by a police officer which states in its pertinent portions:
“I have been informed by an informant whose information has proved reliable in the past that the informant purchased a quantity of a substance…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. SpicerCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1970
- Blue v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- State v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1979
- State v. HaywardCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1974
- State v. MonteithCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1970
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