P. v. Knapp
While attempting to contact defendant Eric Hall Knapp on his sizable rural property, sheriffs deputies detected the odor of marijuana emanating from a barn located near a mobile home that appeared to be the only living quarters on the property. The deputies obtained a search warrant and seized 47 pounds of marijuana from the barn. The trial court denied defendants suppression motion because the barn was outside the curtilage of the mobile home. Defendant thereafter entered no contest pleas to charges that he cultivated marijuana and possessed it for sale. On appeal, defendant reiterates his argument that the search warrant was founded on evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Like the trial court, Court conclude the argument lacks merit. Consequently, Court affirm the judgment.
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