State v. Echevarrieta

HALL, Justice:

Defendant appeals his conviction by a jury of the crime of production of marijuana.1

Defendant was caring for the house and yard of his brother who was absent from said premises, which are located in Santa-quin, Utah. A city water meter reader, Walter Smith, came upon the premises and incident to his search for the meter, observed two flower pots in the living room window, each containing single plants; a large metal washtub near the kitchen door containing several plants; and two white five-gallon plastic buckets in the backyard, each containing two to four plants. Smith…