State v. Taylor

Defendant was found guilty of violating ORS 167.207 (criminal activity in drugs), and ORS 166.270 (ex-convict in possession of a firearm). On appeal, defendant first assigns as error the refusal of the trial court to grant his motion to suppress evidence seized during a search of his residence for stolen goods conducted pursuant to a search warrant. While executing the warrant, police discovered a quantity of marihuana and a firearm which led to this prosecution.

Defendant asserts that the facts set forth in the affidavit for the search warrant failed to establish probable cause that stolen…