State v. Ruiz-Espinosa

743 Argued and submitted September 30, reversed and remanded December 2, 2020 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. MISAEL RUIZ-ESPINOSA, aka Ernestino Perez-Olivera, Defendant-Appellant. Lane County Circuit Court 18CR68040; A170733

477 P3d 1233

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for unlawful possession of meth- amphetamine, ORS 475.894, challenging the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence, viz., a baggie of methamphetamine that a police officer found in defendant’s jacket pocket. The officer found the methamphetamine after he stopped defendant’s vehicle for a…