State v. Pettersen

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII), ORS 813.010. He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained after a police officer — having initially stopped defendant for a traffic violation with probable cause — continued his investigation of that violation notwithstanding the appearance of new information, which, defendant asserts, vitiated probable cause such that the officer was required to cease his investigation. For the reasons set forth below, we agree with defendant that probable cause…