State v. Aronson

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII). ORS 813.010. He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence discovered as a result of what defendant contends was an illegal stop. Defendant argues that he was unlawfully stopped when a deputy parked his patrol car behind defendant’s parked car and shined the patrol car’s spotlight on the back of defendant’s car. The state responds that, under the totality of the circumstances, the deputy did not stop or seize defendant. We agree with the state that defendant was…