State v. Deneen

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of unlawful possession of methamphetamine, ORS 475.894. He assigns error to the denial of his motion to suppress evidence and argues that the evidence was discovered as the result of an unlawful stop. We affirm.

The facts are undisputed. While driving a marked patrol car, Portland Police Officer Gandy saw defendant riding a bicycle. The time was about 9:00 p.m., and defendant had no lights on. Gandy drove next to defendant and yelled out of his car window that defendant needed to have lights. He asked for defendant’s name and, from that…