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STATE v. BROWN

DC DA 249576; DA 249577; CA A29759; SC S31637.

721 P.2d 1357 (1986)

301 Or. 268

STATE of Oregon, Petitioner on review, v. Roderick Darnell BROWN, Respondent on review.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Reassigned March 4, 1986.

Decided July 1, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

David C. Degner, Hillsboro, argued the cause for respondent on review.

JONES, Justice.

This case presents the question whether police officers are required to obtain a warrant before searching the trunk of a lawfully stopped automobile when the officers who arrested the driver have probable cause to believe that the trunk contained relevant evidence of the crime for which the arrest could have been made. We hold that under these circumstances no warrant was required and the search of the trunk and the seizure of the crime evidence did...

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