State v. Kruchek

*619ARMSTRONG, J.

Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of a controlled substance, contending that the trial court erred when it denied his motion to suppress evidence of marijuana found in a plastic cooler. The trial court ruled that, because an odor of marijuana had emanated from the cooler,

“the contents of [the] cooler * * * [had announced] themselves to the officer. * * * [Hence,] defendant’s privacy interests were not invaded when the officer opened the cooler.”

The trial court apparently based its ruling on State v. Owens, 302 Or 196, 729 P2d 524 (1986), in which the Supreme Court…