State v. Rutledge

Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of methamphetamine, a controlled substance. ORS 475.992(4)(b) (1995). He assigns error to the denial of his motion to suppress evidence of controlled substances seized from a container found in the vehicle that he was driving at the time of his arrest. We affirm.

At the hearing on defendant’s motion to suppress, Officers Shaw and Van Blokland testified about the circumstances leading up to and including defendant’s arrest. Defendant drove out of a motel parking lot onto a street without stopping as required by ORS 811.505. The officers stopped…