State v. DeLong

Defendant appeals his jury conviction of possession f a controlled substance. ORS 475.992. The dispositive issue 1 concerns the trial court’s denial of defend-nt’s motion to suppress evidence obtained from a warrantless search of a camera case found in the trunk f defendant’s vehicle. We reverse and remand.

On October 30, 1978, a state police officer stopped efendant’s vehicle for a speeding violation. As the fficer approached the vehicle, he detected the smell of lcohol. He observed four bottles of beer on the rear oorboard. He suspected that both defendant and the assenger were underage and…