State v. Baer

Defendant appeals from a conviction for driving while suspended, ORS 811.175, and for violating a Portland ordinance against carrying a loaded firearm. City of Portland Code § 14.32.010(c). He assigns as error the denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained as the result of a stop of his vehicle. We affirm.

Portland Police Officer Buchtel saw defendant driving a black pickup truck without a front license plate. He followed the vehicle and noticed that it had a South Dakota license plate on the rear. Buchtel stopped the vehicle and learned that defendant’s driving privileges had been…