State v. Bunch

61 Argued and submitted January 30, 2019, reversed and remanded July 1, 2020 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. MISTY DAWN BUNCH, Defendant-Appellant. Coos County Circuit Court 16CR46252; A164667

468 P3d 973

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for possession of metham- phetamine and heroin, assigning error to the trial court’s denial of her motion to suppress evidence found after police seized and searched her purse. Held: The trial court erred in determining that police lawfully searched defendant’s purse as “lost property,” and also erred in concluding that defendant could…