State v. Logsdon

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for possession of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992(4). He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained in violation of a provision of the Josephine County Charter, which forbids police to search private property without prior written consent or a search warrant. The trial court held that the charter provision is invalid and cannot therefore provide a basis for suppressing evidence in a criminal case. We agree with the trial court and affirm.

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