State v. Bowen

*586ROSSMAN, J.

This criminal case involves the legality of a frisk by police officers who became concerned about their safety as events unfolded during a routine traffic stop. Defendant appeals her conviction for unlawful possession of a controlled substance, ORS 475.992(4)(b), assigning error to the trial court’s denial of her motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of a frisk for weapons. We affirm.

On May 20, 1985, at 2:35 a.m., Officer Wight saw a car being driven with its headlights off. He testified that he stopped the car because the headlights were not on and because it was in a…