State v. Peek

587 Argued and submitted February 25, 2020, affirmed April 14, 2021 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. JOSEPH LYNN PEEK, Defendant-Appellant. Multnomah County Circuit Court 17CR70954; A168389

485 P3d 292

Defendant crashed his motorcycle onto a bike path, littering the path with debris. Defendant was taken to a hospital, and Officer Byrd remained on the crash scene. When Byrd picked defendant’s motorcycle jacket up off the ground to move it out of the path, he noticed that the jacket was heavier on one side than the other. Upon shining a flashlight onto the open jacket pocket, Byrd…