State v. Adel

Hussain Adel claims his two convictions for simple possession of marijuana violate double jeopardy. We agree, and we reverse one conviction.

Hussain Adel was the owner and operator of a convenience store in Clark County. Officers from the ClarkSkamania Drug Task Force contacted Adel in his store for an investigative stop. The officers obtained Adel’s consent to search both the store and Adel’s car which was parked outside.

In the car’s ashtray the officers found three cigarette butts. The butts tested positive for marijuana and weighed 0.1 gram. In the store the officers found marijuana around…