STATE v. FOSTER

Nos. CM94-20807; CA A86963.

912 P.2d 377 (1996)

139 Or. App. 303

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Robert Steven FOSTER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided February 21, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Groom, Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Sally L. Avera, Public Defender.

Paula Johnson Lawrence, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Theodore R. Kulongoski, Attorney General, and Virginia L. Linder, Solicitor General.

Before RIGGS, P.J., and LANDAU and LEESON, JJ.


LEESON, Judge.

Defendant appeals from his conviction for possession of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992(4)(d). He assigns error to the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence discovered following a routine traffic stop. We reverse.

On June 4, 1994, at approximately 1:55 a.m., defendant was a passenger in a car driven by Thompson. Officer Skinner stopped the car because it did not have a rear license plate light. Thompson did not have a driver...

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