State v. Weber

In this criminal case, defendant seeks reversal of a trial court order denying his motion to suppress evidence that the police obtained as a result of a pat-down search for weapons. We reverse and remand, because the facts apparent to the police at the time of the search were insufficient to support a reasonable suspicion that defendant was armed and dangerous.

On May 11, 1982, a number of Portland police officers1 executed a search warrant for an apartment in northwest Portland. Officer Bolger was among the first to enter the dwelling. As he moved toward the rear of the apartment, he…