State v. Belcher

This is the companion case to State v. Pidcock, 306 Or 335, 759 P2d 1092 (1988). Defendant was engaged in a fight at a tavern in Bend and ran from the scene just before the police arrived to investigate the disturbance. He left behind a red backpack containing, among other things, a leather pouch that, in turn, contained jewelry which defendant would later confess he had stolen from a residence. Defendant was convicted of burglary in the first degree and appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress. The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. State v. Belcher, 89 Or App 401,…