State v. Weeks

Defendant appeals from his conviction of having possessed a concealable firearm in violation of ORS 166.270. He assigns as error the denial of his motion to suppress both an automatic pistol discovered in the course of a search of a vehicle in which he had been a passenger and a shoulder holster obtained as a result of a search of his person.

While on routine patrol during the early morning hours of July 27, 1976, Officer Rodriguez of the Portland Police Bureau stopped an automobile bearing expired license plates. While making the stop the officer was informed by police radio that as described…