State v. Goaid

„ The state appeals the trial court’s order allowing defendant’s motion to suppress. We affirm. Defendant was charged with driving without a license, ORS 482.040, and driving while suspended. ORS 487.560. At 2:30 a.m. on February 5, 1983, Officer Bartolin was on duty at the Valley Plaza Shopping Center in Beaverton. He was in civilian clothes in an unmarked vehicle and was backing up two uniformed officers who were investigating a disturbance at a night club in the shopping center. From past experience, Bartolin knew that the parking area had been a scene of criminal activity.

Bartolin saw…