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STATE v. LICHTY

CC 89-1147; CA A65661; SC S38938.

835 P.2d 904 (1992)

313 Or. 579

STATE of Oregon, Petitioner on Review, v. James Max LICHTY, Respondent on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided July 30, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael C. Livingston, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause and filed the petition for petitioner on review. With him on the petition were Charles S. Crookham, Atty. Gen., and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen., Salem.

John E. Hunnicutt, St. Helens, argued the cause and filed the response for respondent on review.

GILLETTE, Justice.

In this criminal case, defendant is charged with possession of a controlled substance, cocaine. An arresting officer observed and then seized the cocaine in plain view, after the officer stopped defendant on the basis of a named citizen's report that defendant's wallet had a bag of cocaine in it. Defendant moved the trial court to suppress the cocaine seized because, defendant argued, the named citizen's report did not give the officer reasonable...

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