State v. Gonzales

Defendant challenges his conviction for possession of a controlled substance, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress. The case is before us on appeal for the second time. In the first appeal, State v. Gonzales, 236 Or App 391, 236 P3d 834 (Gonzales I), adh’d to as modified on recons, 238 Or App 541, 243 P3d 116 (2010) (Gonzales II), the trial court had denied defendant’s suppression motion after concluding that a police officer was justified in impounding defendant’s car and conducting an inventory search of the car under the “community-caretaking doctrine.” On…