State v. Coleman

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for possession of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992. He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained when police conducted a warrantless search of his person while he was temporarily held in a “controlled waiting room” of a local police station. We affirm.

The relevant facts are not in dispute. On June 7, 2001, Sergeant King of the Coos Bay Police Department received a report of a stolen car. Shortly thereafter, King saw defendant get out of a car matching the description of the reported stolen car. King…