State v. Marsh

Defendant was convicted, after a trial to the court, of the crime of exconvict in possession of a firearm. ORS 166.270. His appeal raises three issues. First, he contends that the firearm on which the charge was based was discovered during an unlawful search of a car in which he was riding. Second, he contends that there was insufficient evidence of his possession of the gun to support the guilty verdict. Third, he contends that the trial court erred in sentencing him to a five-year term of probation to commence on his release from the penitentiary where he is serving time for another offense.