State v. Glandon

Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of methamphetamine, a controlled substance, ORS 475.992(4), following a trial to the court on stipulated facts. He assigns error to the denial of his motion to suppress evidence of the controlled substance found in a front pocket of his pants. We affirm.

At the hearing on defendant’s motion to suppress, Officer Whipple testified about the circumstances leading up to the discovery of the methamphetamine. At 2:30 a.m., Whipple was sitting in his patrol car in the parking lot of the Medford Shopping Center. He observed defendant walking across the…