State v. Blacker

The state appeals from a pretrial order suppressing evidence seized during a search of defendant’s house pursuant to a search warrant. We affirm.

The Baker office of the state police received information from informants that defendant was growing marijuana at his home. In order to corroborate the informants’ information, the police observed the defendant’s home from a vantage point along U. S. Hwy 30. The home is in a rural area and adjacent to the highway. The nearest neighbor is more than a mile away. A state trooper parked along the highway an estimated 50 yards from defendant’s house. From…