Oregon v. Cameron

Defendant was indicted on a charge of burglary not in a dwelling. He waived his right to a jury trial, was tried before the court and found guilty.

This appeal challenges the affidavit upon which a search warrant was based, and the introduction of the evidence seized pursuant to the warrant. The warrant was issued on the strength of an affidavit made by a deputy sheriff on March 12, 1968, which, described two small statues which had been seen by the deputy in an apartment when he conducted a search for another purpose -.on February 13, 1968.- The statues, along with beer and sandwiches, had…