State v. Guggenmos

Defendant was convicted of possession of a controlled substance. On appeal, he assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence found in the room where he was living at a friend’s house. According to defendant, police violated his rights under Article I, section 9, of the Oregon Constitution and the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution by unlawfully stopping him as he was leaving the house and by conducting a “protective sweep” of the residence without a warrant. We review the trial court’s legal conclusions for errors of law, accepting the facts on…