STATE v. WRIGHT


444 P.2d 912 (1968)

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Robert S. WRIGHT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided September 5, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary D. Babcock, Deputy Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Lawrence A. Aschenbrenner, Public Defender, Salem.

Jacob B. Tanzer, Asst. Chief Deputy Dist. Atty., Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was George Van Hoomissen, Dist. Atty., Portland.

Before PERRY, C.J., and McALLISTER, SLOAN, O'CONNELL, GOODWIN, DENECKE and HOLMAN, JJ.


PERRY, Chief Justice.

The defendant Robert S. Wright was convicted of the crime of illegal possession of narcotics, and appeals.

On November 25, 1966, officers of the Portland police obtained a search warrant for the defendant's room in the Kent Hotel. The search was for parking meter keys that purportedly were used for robbing the city's parking meters. The officers searched the room and found therein a capsule containing a powdery substance, also a syringe...

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