State v. Faubion

DE MUNIZ, S. J.

In this criminal case, defendant entered a conditional guilty plea1 to a charge of unlawful possession of methamphetamine, ORS 475.894, following the trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtained during a traffic stop. Defendant appeals the judgment of conviction and assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress. The issues in this case are when during the police officer’s contact with defendant was defendant “seized” and whether the officer had reasonable suspicion to investigate the crimes of minor in possession of alcohol and furnishing…