State v. Jensen

Defendant appeals his convictions, after a trial to the court on stipulated facts, for possession of a controlled substance, ORS 475.992, and unlawful possession of a weapon. ORS 166.250. He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence found in a warrantless search of his vehicle. We affirm.

On June 19, 1988, Officer Larkin investigated the theft of a Muscular Dystrophy Association contribution jar from a store in Portland. The store clerk told Larkin that the thief was a thin white man in his mid-twenties, approximately 5'7" or 5'8" with brown hair. The thief…