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STATE v. ONEILL

CR1000964; A146928.

285 P.3d 1127 (2012)

251 Or. App. 424

STATE of Oregon, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Joseph Patrick ONEILL, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided July 25, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Gartlan , Chief Defender, and Laura A. Frikert , Deputy Public Defender, Office of Public Defense Services, filed the brief for appellant.

John R. Kroger , Attorney General, Anna M. Joyce , Solicitor General, and Doug M. Petrina , Senior Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for respondent.

Before ORTEGA, Presiding Judge, and BREWER, Judge, and SERCOMBE, Judge.

SERCOMBE, J.

Defendant was convicted of possession of methamphetamine, ORS 475.894. On appeal, he challenges the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence discovered after his car was impounded and searched. He argues that the impoundment of the vehicle violated the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.1 We conclude that the impoundment was permissible under the community caretaking exception to the warrant...

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