State v. Lovell

Defendant was charged with possession of a controlled substance, ORS 475.840(3), after the police found methamphetamine during a consensual search of defendant’s backpack. Defendant moved to suppress evidence of the methamphetamine as well as statements that she made after having consented to the search, arguing that her consent was the product of an illegal stop. The trial court denied the motion after concluding that defendant was not stopped. Following a stipulated facts trial, the court convicted defendant of the charged offense. Defendant appeals, assigning error to the denial of her…