State v. Angerbauer

Defendant was charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, ORS 166.270, and several counts of unlawful possession of controlled substances, ORS 475.992. The state appeals the trial court’s grant of defendant’s motion to suppress evidence obtained from a search of defendant’s car. We reverse and remand.

Because the full story is lengthy and convoluted, we recite only those facts necessary to understand the dispositive issue. On March 9, 1994, Black Butte Police Chief Fegette arrested defendant’s companion, Burton, on an outstanding arrest warrant while she was loading…