State v. Smith

*116ROSSMAN, J.

Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of a controlled substance, ORS 475.992(4), contending that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence seized and searched when the police conducted an inventory when he was booked into jail on another charge. We affirm.

At approximately 3:20 a.m. on February 4, 1988, defendant was arrested by Officer Schweitz of the Coos Bay Police Department for driving under the influence of intoxicants and while his license was suspended. He was taken to the Coos County Corrections Facility in North Bend, where Deputy Sheriff…