State v. DeKuyper

Defendant was charged with manufacture of a controlled substance, ORS 475.992, furnishing alcohol to a person under 21, ORS 471.410, and harassment. ORS 166.065. He moved to suppress evidence seized during a warrantless search of his residence. The trial court granted defendant’s motion in its entirety, and the state appeals.

On the evening of April 13,1984, the Lebanon police were summoned to an apartment complex to check on a “wild party” which had spilled over from an apartment into the parking lot. When Sergeant Chilson, the first officer to respond, arrived on the scene, he parked his car…