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STATE v. DOWNES

571 P.2d 914 (1977)

STATE of Oregon, Appellant, v. Arthur Robert DOWNES Aka Lawrence Downes, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided October 31, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Burgess, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief were James A. Redden, Atty. Gen., and W. Michael Gillette, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Robert C. Cannon, Deputy Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Gary D. Babcock, Public Defender, Salem.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and THORNTON and LEE, JJ.

SCHWAB, Chief Judge.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the police may make a warrantless search of luggage found inside a motor vehicle after the vehicle has been removed from the place of the driver's arrest to a private lot.1 We hold that they may.

The pertinent facts are as follows. In July 1976, an undercover investigator of the Lane Interagency Narcotics Team was introduced to the defendant by several of the defendant...

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