State v. Williamson

Defendant seeks reversal of his conviction for manufacture of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992. The sole issue is whether the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion to suppress. We reverse.

Defendant was driving an open bed pickup truck shortly before noon on April 25,1986, when he was stopped by police officers Rupp and Becker as part of a roadblock to check licenses and registrations and to issue citations to drivers who did not have valid documentation. Becker asked for defendant’s license and registration, which defendant produced, explaining that the truck was registered to…