State v. Green

In this criminal proceeding, the state appeals from a pretrial order granting defendant’s motion to suppress evidence. The state contends that the trial court erred in concluding that the police officers lacked probable cause to search and arrest defendant. We reverse.

The facts are not disputed. On the evening of March 2, 1983, Officers Mason and Butler of the Portland Police Bureau were patrolling downtown Portland in a marked police car. At approximately 5:30 p.m., they observed defendant in the company of two men, Williams and Antoine. Mason knew from personal experience and from…