State v. Steele

I concur in the disposition of this case, but I do so based on the narrow question presented, as I understand it. I write separately to express concern that the majority's opinion could be read, or perhaps misread, to decide an important question that was not contested and should remain an open question for careful consideration later. That is, should an otherwise permissible inventory of property on a person, revealing evidence found in the person's pockets in booking at a police station, be ruled impermissible under Article I, section 9, of the Oregon Constitution by reason of *685an unrelated…