State v. Heater

Defendant was convicted of one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine, ORS 475.894. Before trial, defendant moved to suppress evidence obtained from a war-rantless search of the car he was driving. After the trial court denied defendant’s motion, defendant entered a conditional guilty plea, reserving his right to appeal the trial court’s ruling on his motion to suppress. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion to suppress. We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

On the morning of October 10, 2010, defendant was visiting his…