State v. Eddy

Defendant appeals her conviction for possession of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992(4). She assigns error to the denial of her motion to suppress cocaine in a paper envelope that the police found inside a brown leather pouch that was inside her purse. We affirm.

The court made certain findings. Portland Police Officer Wong stopped defendant at 11 p.m. for speeding and failing to stop at a stop sign. Defendant was driving, and a male passenger sat next to her. Wong shined his flashlight into the passenger area and saw that defendant had bloodshot eyes and dilated pupils that reacted poorly…