STATE v. MESSER

83-0672; CA A30707.

692 P.2d 713 (1984)

71 Or.App. 506

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Gregory Dale MESSER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided December 19, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest E. Estes, Deputy Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Gary D. Babcock, Public Defender, Salem.

Stephen F. Peifer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and James E. Mountain, Jr., Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before GILLETTE, P.J., and VAN HOOMISSEN and YOUNG, JJ.


YOUNG, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992(4)(b). He assigns as error the denial of his motion to suppress a baggie of cocaine found in the cab of his pickup truck on the ground that the warrantless search and seizure was illegal under the relevant statutes and the Oregon and United States Constitutions. We agree that it was improper for the officer to enter the vehicle under the facts of this case and reverse...

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