State v. Jones

The state seeks review of a Court of Appeals’ decision that affirmed a pretrial order suppressing evidence. State v. Jones, 165 Or App 55, 995 P2d 571 (2000). The issue is whether an officer who has a valid arrest warrant but no other legal justification may enter and search a private residence for a person named in the warrant without probable cause to believe that the person is inside the residence. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s suppression order. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals and the order of the trial court.

The relevant facts…