State v. McKinney

Defendant was convicted of possessing and delivering cocaine. On appeal, she argues that the trial court erred in denying her motion to suppress. We affirm.

On August 21, 1998, Officers Schilling and Luiz were patrolling the Old Town area of Portland on their bicycles. Schilling testified that the Old Town area, particularly the area around Sixth Avenue and Couch Street, is marked by a “high incidence of hand-to-hand crack cocaine sales.” According to Schilling, most people who come to that area to purchase drugs do so “with the express purpose of buying one or two hits of whatever kind of…