STATE v. WRIGHT


566 P.2d 185 (1977)

30 Or.App. 11

STATE of Oregon, Appellant, v. Verlon WRIGHT, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided July 5, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Howard Clyman, Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent.

Before THORNTON, P.J., and TANZER and RICHARDSON, JJ.


THORNTON, Presiding Judge.

This is a criminal appeal prosecuted by the state. The issue presented is whether the trial court erred in granting defendant's motion to suppress and destroy a handgun seized by police from defendant's automobile under the following circumstances:

About 10:30 p.m. on August 22, 1976, two Portland police officers on motor patrol received a radio call about "a possible molest of a child....

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