State v. Norman

Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of a controlled substance (heroin). ORS 475.992. He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence seized during a warrantless search of his person. The issue is whether the police had probable cause to arrest defendant before he was searched. Defendant concedes that if the arrest was valid the search incident to that arrest was valid. He has not raised any issue regarding the search per se. We affirm.

The facts are not disputed. Officer Wong testified that, while in a marked police car with another uniformed…