STATE v. BRIDGEMAN

(C98-11-39315; CA A106372)

23 P.3d 370 (2001)

173 Or. App. 37

STATE of Oregon, Appellant, v. Mark Scott BRIDGEMAN, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided March 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kaye E. McDonald, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the brief were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Michael D. Reynolds, Solicitor General.

Monica L. Finch, Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief was David E. Groom, State Public Defender.

Before HASELTON, Presiding Judge, and WOLLHEIM, Judge, and CENICEROS, Senior Judge.


HASELTON, P.J.

The state appeals from a pretrial order granting defendant's motion to suppress evidence in a prosecution for possession of a controlled substance, ORS 475.992(4), and delivery of a controlled substance, ORS 475.992(1). We conclude that the warrantless search that yielded the suppressed evidence was not justified by reasonable officer safety concerns or under any exception to the warrant requirement. Accordingly, we affirm.

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