Legal Opinion

State v. Helow

Court of Appeals of Oregon

Decided December 6, 2000No. 961037693; CA A100848PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*238EDMONDS, P. J.

Defendant appeals an enhanced sentence following a conviction for delivery of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992(1); ORS 475.996. She assigns as error the trial court’s denial of her motion to suppress. Defendant contends that the opening of a piece of folded paper in her purse exceeded the scope of her consent to search the purse. We affirm.

The specific historical facts surrounding a warrant-less, consensual search are critical in determining whether a search has exceeded its lawful scope. State v. Weaver, 319 Or 212, 214, 874 P2d 1322 (1994). Here, the trial court made…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Florida v. JimenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. State v. EhlyOregon Supreme Court · 1993
  3. State v. WeaverOregon Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Amin v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1985
  5. State v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1992

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. De La RosaCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2009
  2. State v. HarveyCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2004
  3. State v. AtkinCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2003
  4. State v. BAKER/JAYCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2009
  5. State v. LamoreuxCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2015

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