STATE v. TSCHANTRE

98CR0274MA, 98CR0604MA; A107281 (Control), A107582.

50 P.3d 1174 (2002)

182 Or. App. 313

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Douglas Lee TSCHANTRE, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided July 3, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Janet A. Klapstein, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Michael D. Reynolds, Solicitor General.

Before LANDAU, Presiding Judge, and BREWER, Judge, and OSBORNE, Judge pro tempore.


BREWER, J.

Defendant appeals from his conviction for possession of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992. He assigns error to the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence of methamphetamine found in a cellular telephone case in defendant's possession where police opened the case under the purported authority of an inventory ordinance and police department policy. We affirm.

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