State v. Iseli

Defendant seeks reversal of her conviction for delivery of a controlled substance. The issue is whether the trial court erred in allowing the state to impeach her denial of involvement in the crime charged by introducing evidence that had previously been suppressed because it had been seized illegally. We reverse.

Officers of the Deschutes County Sheriffs Department arrested three women, including defendant, following a sale of drugs to a police informant. The informant purchased one-half ounce of methamphetamine from one of the other women. Several hours after defendant’s arrest, a small…