State v. Mazzola

In this criminal case, defendant appeals the judgment convicting her of driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII), ORS 813.010. Defendant assigns error to the trial court’s denial of her motion to suppress evidence resulting from a police officer’s warrantless administration of field sobriety tests (FSTs). Like the trial court, we conclude that the administration of the FSTs did not violate defendant’s rights under Article I, section 9, of the Oregon Constitution1 because it was supported by probable cause and exigent circumstances. Therefore, we affirm.

We review a trial court’s…