State v. Bass

Defendant was convicted of possession and delivery of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992. The charges arose after defendant sold methamphetamine to a police informant who had been equipped with a body wire. A tape recording was made of a February 29,1992, conversation in defendant’s home between defendant and the informant during the informant’s purchase of methamphetamine. The tape was played to the jury, and defendant assigns error to the court’s denial of his motion to suppress that evidence.

Defendant first argues that the tape recording violated the statutes governing recorded…