State v. Jones

Defendant was charged in a misdemeanor complaint with three counts of child neglect, ORS 163.545. Prior to trial she moved to suppress all evidence obtained without a warrant after the police entered her residence. The trial court allowed the motion. The state informed the court that it wished to appeal the order of suppression, but the court dismissed the complaint on the ground that the state was unprepared to proceed to trial. The state appeals the suppression order and the order dismissing the complaint.

There is no conflict in the evidence and the court made no findings of fact. The…