STATE v. CIVIL

A175546 (Control) A175547.

539 P.3d 317 (2023)

328 Or. App. 662

STATE of Oregon, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Joseph Richard Herman CIVIL, aka Joseph Richard Civil, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

October 18, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua B. Crowther , Deputy Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause for appellant. Also on the briefs was Ernest G. Lannet , Chief Defender, Criminal Appellate Section, Office of Public Defense Services.

David B. Thompson , Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. Also on the brief were Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, and Benjamin Gutman , Solicitor General.

Before Aoyagi, Presiding Judge, and Lagesen, Chief Judge, and Jacquot, Judge.


This case addresses when law enforcement may run a "warrants check" during a traffic stop. A police officer stopped defendant for a bicycle traffic violation. During the stop, the officer used defendant's identification card to run a "records check," including a warrants check, which alerted the officer to the fact that defendant had...

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