State v. Hoehne

In this criminal case, defendant was charged with possession of methamphetamine, a controlled substance. ORS 475.992(4). The state appeals from a pretrial order suppressing defendant’s self-incriminating statements to a police officer. Because we agree with the state that the trial court’s rationale for suppression was erroneous, we reverse and remand.

The following facts were either expressly or implicitly found by the trial court in summary written findings. In January 1998, defendant was on supervised probation in Curry County for criminal trespass and menacing. In early January, defendant…