State v. Tucker

Defendant appeals his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. ORS 166.270(1). He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence found in a search of a car in which he was a passenger. The trial court denied the motion, concluding that defendant did not have a protected interest in the car or its contents and, therefore, that his constitutional rights were not violated by the search. We affirm.

Defendant was a passenger in a car that was involved in an accident. The driver and defendant were taken to a hospital. At the hospital, defendant gave a…