State v. Walker

Defendant appeals his convictions for being a felon in possession of a firearm and menacing. ORS 166.270; ORS 163.190. He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained in a warrantless search of his car. We reverse and remand.

On August 11,1989, the victim was driving north on Highway 99 when the driver of another car pointed a gun at him. The victim had a radio transmitter in his car and contacted the police, giving them a description of the car and the license plate number. Officer Pomeroy, who was on patrol in the area, heard a radio dispatch…