STATE v. COFFEY

CM 87-0204; CA A46922; SC S35817.

788 P.2d 424 (1990)

309 Or. 342

STATE of Oregon, Respondent On Review, v. Sean J. COFFEY, Petitioner On Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided March 6, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Groom, Salem, argued the cause for petitioner on review. With him on the petition was Gary D. Babcock, Public Defender for Or., Salem.

Jonathan H. Fussner, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent on review.

Before PETERSON, C.J., and LINDE, CARSON, JONES, GILLETTE, VAN HOOMISSEN and FADELEY, JJ.


CARSON, Justice.

In this criminal case, the trial court denied defendant's motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant and convicted him of possession of a controlled substance. In determining whether the trial judge properly denied defendant's motion to suppress, we must address the underlying issue of whether a judge, in reviewing an affidavit supporting an application for a search warrant, may consider the opinion of a polygraph examiner to...

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