State v. McBroom

Defendant was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII). Before trial, he moved to suppress evidence obtained as a result of an allegedly invalid traffic stop. The trial court upheld the validity of the stop, and defendant challenges that ruling on appeal. We affirm.

We state the facts consistently with the trial court’s findings. State v. Morton, 151 Or App 734, 737, 951 P2d 179 (1997), rev den 327 Or 521 (1998). Shortly after midnight, Deputy Sheriff John Zbinden noticed a Corvette driving westbound on Highway 212. Although the car was staying within its lane, it was…