State v. Pidcock

*445VAN HOOMISSEN, J.

Defendant appeals his convictions on two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992(4)(b). He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence. The dispositive issue is whether the trial court’s conclusion that defendant had abandoned the evidence and, therefore, had no protectible interest in it is correct. We affirm.

On February 14, 1985, a Mrs. Joll and her daughter Mary were driving toward their residence, just off Crow Road, in Lane County. As they approached the mailbox adjacent to their driveway, they observed what…