People v. Bostic

Defendant, Julie A. Bostic, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding her guilty of eight counts of possession and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and marijuana. We affirm.

Four uniformed police officers responded to a motel based upon a complaint of suspicious drug activity in a room registered to defendant. Because the police did not have probable cause to obtain a search warrant for the room, they used a tactic known as “knock and talk,” where police first ask the occupant for permission to enter the room and then ask for permission to…