State v. Westcott

SCHUMAN, S. J.

Police in Redmond stopped defendant for a traffic violation and then extended the stop to conduct an investigation into whether defendant was in possession of contraband. The investigation led to the discovery of methamphetamine and defendant’s subsequent arrest and indictment. At a pretrial hearing, defendant filed a motion to suppress all of the evidence seized by the police during the extension of the stop, arguing that it amounted to detaining him without reasonable suspicion that he was involved in criminal activity, contrary to Article I, section 9, of the Oregon…