State v. Goin

Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine. ORS 475.992(4). He assigns as error the denial of his motion to suppress the cocaine found when a park manager opened a package that the manager thought was addressed to the park. Defendant contends that the search violated the Fourth Amendment and Article I, section 9, of the Oregon Constitution. Because no search occurred, we affirm.

In July, 1988, defendant was camping at Cove Palisades State Park. He told park manager Winegar that he was expecting some boat parts to be delivered by United Parcel Service (UPS) and asked whether…