State v. Carmickle

Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992(4). He contends that the court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence that was obtained after an unlawful stop. We affirm.

Two police officers stopped the van in which defendant was a passenger, because another passenger matched the description of a man wanted on an out-of-state warrant for murder. The wanted individual had a tattoo of a star near his eye. The stop was at night, and there were four adults in the van. The officers asked each of the persons for identification and, using portable…