Case Name: STATE OF OREGON, Respondent, v. RANDALL ARNOLD HOLLIDAY, Appellant
Court: Oregon Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Oregon
Decision Date: 1971-05-28
Citations: 5 Or. App. 461
Docket Number: 
Parties: STATE OF OREGON, Respondent, v. RANDALL ARNOLD HOLLIDAY, Appellant.
Judges: Before Schwab, Chief Judge, and Fort and Thornton, Judges.
Reporter: Oregon Reports, Court of Appeals
Volume: 5
Pages: 461–462

Head Matter:
Argued May 20,
affirmed May 28, 1971
STATE OF OREGON, Respondent, v. RANDALL ARNOLD HOLLIDAY, Appellant.
485 P2d 634
Oscar D. Howlett, Portland, for appellant.
Lee Johnson, Attorney General, Jacob B. Tanzer, Solicitor General, and Walter L. Barrie, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, for respondent.
Before Schwab, Chief Judge, and Fort and Thornton, Judges.

Opinion:
PEE CUEIAM.
The defendant, having been convicted upon trial by jury of illegal possession of narcotics, appeals on the sole ground that there was not sufficient evidence to make a jury question.
At the time he was arrested, defendant was operating his pickup truck in which there also was a passenger. The narcotics in question were found concealed in the vehicle. The defendant's physical condition at the time of arrest indicated that he was under the influence of narcotics and his arm revealed puncture marks and blood, indicating a recent injection. The box containing the narcotics found in the defendant's pickup also contained syringes used for injecting drugs. There was ample evidence available for the jury to infer that the defendant had knowledge of the box containing the narcotics.
Affirmed.