OREGON CITY, Ore. -- Court documents show prosecutors have prepared misdemeanor drug possession charges against Portland Trail Blazers guard Damon Stoudamire and his father, but it was uncertain Thursday whether they will be indicted.

Stoudamire and his father, Willie, appeared Thursday at a hearing at Clackamas County Court. The hearing was postponed until May 14 to give the defense time to review a ruling that could have bearing on the case.

According to reports, police responded to a burglar alarm at Stoudamire's home in Lake Oswego, an affluent suburb south of Portland, on Feb. 23. An officer arrived and, after finding a door to the home ajar, called for backup. Two officers entered the house and found no one inside, but discovered about a pound of marijuana.

Police confiscated the drugs but did not tell Stoudamire about the incident until about two weeks later.

On April 12, Lake Oswego police forwarded their report to the Clackamas County District Attorney's office, which sent it to the grand jury to decide whether the evidence warranted charges.

Court documents show that Clackamas County District Attorney John Foote has prepared misdemeanor charges against Damon and Willie Stoudamire. The grand jury has yet to indict the pair on the charges, however, and neither has been arraigned or arrested.

In an unrelated case, the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a warrantless search of a house with an open door in Washington County in 1997 was illegal. That case bears a striking resemblance to Stoudamire's case, because officers in 1997 also found drugs in that house.

"There is little question in my mind that this case will have a dramatic impact upon the outcome of the criminal investigation of Damon Stoudamire," said Stephen A. House, Stoudamire's lawyer.

Senior Deputy District Attorney David Paul, who is acting as a spokesman on the case, said he did not believe that Stoudamire was receiving special treatment because of his money and celebrity.

Stoudamire's supporters say he does not use drugs, and that more than a dozen family members and friends have access to the house. Stoudamire was a star high school player at Portland's Wilson High School.

Stoudamire was named the NBA's rookie of the year with Toronto in 1996 after averaging 19 points a game. He was traded from the Raptors to Portland in the middle of his third season, on Feb. 13, 1998.

Stoudamire, who earned $12.4 million this season, was playing well until the drug case became known on April 15. He struggled badly during the Blazers' first-round playoff series against the Lakers, averaging five points and missing 17 of his 22 shots.