State v. Venturi

Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of methamphetamine, a controlled substance, ORS 475.992(4), following a trial to the court on stipulated facts. He assigns error to the denial of his motion to suppress evidence of the controlled substance seized from a backpack found in his vehicle. He also assigns error to the trial court’s order that he pay $500 in court-appointed attorney fees. We affirm.

At the hearing on defendant’s motion to suppress, Officer Kelley testified about the circumstances leading up to and including defendant’s arrest. Around 2:32 a.m., Kelley noticed…