State v. Lora

666 Argued and submitted November 23, 2020, reversed and remanded June 30, 2021 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. ERIK RUBEN LORA, Defendant-Appellant. Jackson County Circuit Court 19CR07526; A170898

492 P3d 757

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for one count of unlawful deliv- ery of methamphetamine, ORS 475.890(2). On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress. He argues that police unlawfully arrested him when they handcuffed him without a sufficient officer- safety justification, and that that unlawful arrest directly resulted in…