STATE v. GERRISH

TC No. CR8702424; CA A46559; SC S36266.

815 P.2d 1244 (1991)

311 Or. 506

STATE of Oregon, Respondent On Review, v. James William GERRISH, Petitioner On Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided July 25, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig D. White, Portland, filed the petition and argued the cause for petitioner on review.

Rives Kistler, 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.

The specific procedural issue in this criminal case is whether the trial court should have granted defendant's motion to suppress evidence obtained following an investigatory inquiry of a potential witness to a felony. The broader legal issue is whether the police officer's actions violated defendant's constitutional rights.

After being stopped by an Oregon State Police officer investigating a robbery and shooting, defendant was arrested and...

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