State v. Nelson

The state appeals a pretrial order suppressing evidence discovered during an inventory of defendant’s truck. ORS 138.060(3). We reverse and remand.

The facts are uncontested. Officer Behan of the Clackamas County Sheriffs Office stopped defendant for a number of traffic infractions. Defendant did not have a driver’s license. The officer ran a records check that revealed that defendant’s license was suspended and then took defendant into custody for, among other charges, failure to carry or present a license. ORS 807.570.

Because defendant was driving without insurance and without a license, the…