State v. Doherty

Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of driving while suspended, ORS 811.175, and of causing unreasonable noise. ORS 815.025. He assigns as error the denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of the stop of his motorcycle. He argues that the police did not have sufficient cause to stop him.

Defendant was stopped by a police officer for an exhibition of acceleration, ORS 811.125(1)(d), and was charged with that as well as with driving while suspended. He moved to suppress evidence discovered as a result of the stop, asserting that he had not committed an…