State v. Statham

Defendant was indicted in March, 1981, for unlawful possession of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992. His motion to suppress was denied in April, 1981, and he was convicted in May, 1981. His conviction was reversed by this court in January, 1982, and remanded for a new trial. State v. Statham, 55 Or App 646, 639 P2d 684 (1982). The state did not petition the Supreme Court for review.

The facts are set forth in this court’s opinion in the prior appeal:

“Defendant attracted the attention of the police following a report of a suspicious person around a grocery store in the early hours of the…