State v. Atkinson

*519BUTTLER, J.

Defendant cross-appeals pursuant to ORS 138.040 from a pretrial order denying part of his motions to suppress evidence in three consolidated burglary cases; the state’s appeal from the same order was dismissed on its motion.1 The issue on the cross-appeal is whether the “inventory search” of the glove compartment of a properly impounded automobile, conducted pursuant to the standing policy of the Polk County Sheriffs Department, violates Article I, section 9, of the Oregon Constitution2 or the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

The state relies solely on the…