State v. Roque-Escamilla

Defendant seeks reversal of his convictions for failure to present a driver’s license, ORS 807.570, furnishing false information to a peace officer, ORS 162.385, and speeding. ORS 811.110. We consider only the contentions that the officer lacked probable cause to arrest, that he improperly searched defendant’s wallet after the arrest and that the evidence is not sufficient to support his convictions.

After estimating its speed at 70 miles per hour in a posted 55 miles per hour zone, Officer Poggi stopped the car that defendant was driving. When Poggi requested defendant’s driver’s license or…