State v. Tate, 07 Ca 55 (7-23-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellant Ann Tate appeals from her conviction, in the Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas, on one count of felony drug possession. The relevant facts leading to this appeal are as follows.

{¶ 2} On May 31, 2006, Deputy Kelly Roberts from the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office went to a residence located at 2008 Montezuma Lane in Bremen, Ohio, to seize property pursuant to a writ of execution. Based on the discovery of drugs at the residence, the deputy obtained assistance from officers in the Fairfield-Hocking Major Crimes Unit ("MCU").

{¶ 3} As officers approached the scene,…