STATE v. ELDRIDGE

03CR1500; A123728.

142 P.3d 82 (2006)

207 Or. App. 337

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Steven Wayne ELDRIDGE, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided August 16, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Ferry, Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief were Peter A. Ozanne, Executive Director, and Peter Gartlan, Chief Defender, Office of Public Defense Services.

Seann C. Colgan, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, Mary H. Williams, Solicitor General, and Joanna L. Jenkins, Assistant Attorney General.

Before HASELTON, Presiding Judge, and ARMSTRONG and ROSENBLUM, Judges.


ARMSTRONG, J.

Defendant appeals 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 seized in a police inventory of the car that he was driving when he was stopped. We reverse.

The facts of this case are undisputed. North Bend police officers stopped defendant for a traffic violation. The officers issued a warning for the violation and also cited defendant for...

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