State v. Shelton

Defendant petitions for review of our decision that the trial court erred in suppressing certain evidence. State v. Shelton, 103 Or App 179, 796 P2d 390 (1990). Treating the petition as one for reconsideration, ORAP 9.15(1), we allow it, modify our opinion and adhere to it as modified.

Defendant was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, ORS 475.992(4), after having been observed chewing objects that a police officer recognized as paperfolds commonly used for carrying cocaine. The trial court granted defendant’s motion to suppress the paperfolds, stating only that it was an…