State v. Fulmer

*259*63Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for unlawful possession of methamphetamine, ORS 475.894, challenging the trial court's denial of her motion to suppress evidence obtained during a vehicle inventory. In the course of a lawful traffic stop, a police officer decided to impound defendant's car. When the officer asked defendant to step out of the car for the inventory, she did so, leaving her purse on the passenger seat. In accordance with the police department's inventory policy, an officer inventoried defendant's purse, including the contents of a wallet in the purse. The officer…