State v. Peterson

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction on one count of delivery of heroin constituting a commercial drug offense, ORS 475.850 and ORS 475.900, and one count of possession of heroin, ORS 475.854. He asserts that the trial court erroneously denied his motion to suppress the evidence obtained from a search of his person and the statements that he made after an unlawfully extended traffic stop. We reverse and remand.1

We review the trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress for errors of law. ORS 138.220. The trial court’s findings of fact are binding on appeal if there is sufficient…