State v. Riner

This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of narcotics. ORS 474.020. Defendant contends that evidence that he had narcotics in his possession should have been suppressed because (1) he was arrested on a pretext, and (2) he was not immediately taken before a magistrate pursuant to ORS 133.550.

Defendant, driving an automobile with a California license, stayed overnight at a Lebanon motel. The motel operator reported to the Lebanon police department that the defendant had a gun in his vehicle which was thought to be illegal. There was also a report from an apparently unreliable source…