State v. Snow

*224HASELTON, P. J.

The state appeals from a pretrial order suppressing evidence obtained in a warrantless search of an automobile, arguing that the search fell within the “automobile exception” to the warrant requirement or, alternatively, that another exigency justified the search. We conclude that the automobile exception justified the search, and reverse and remand.

The following facts are not disputed. Just before noon on Monday, September 20, 1999, Josephine County Sheriffs Deputy Lucas was traveling northbound on Highland Avenue in Grants Pass. While on routine patrol, Lucas observed…