State v. Getzelman

Defendant appeals from his convictions on two counts of unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance, ORS 475.992(1), and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992(4). Defendant challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained from a warrantless search of his backpack on the ground that the search was authorized by the automobile exception to the warrant requirement of Article I, section 9, of the Oregon Constitution. Defendant contends that the automobile exception was inapplicable because (1) the searching officers lacked…