State v. Olinger

Defendant appeals his convictions of unlawful manufacture of marijuana, ORS 475.856; unlawful delivery of marijuana, ORS 475.860(2); and unlawful possession of marijuana, ORS 475.864. He assigns error to the denial of his pretrial motion to suppress evidence. Defendant contends that a sheriffs deputy illegally trespassed on the curtilage of his home to make observations that were later used by the deputy and his partner to obtain defendant’s consent to a search of his house, which yielded the evidence of the crimes. We review the trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress evidence for…