State v. Cook

Defendant appeals his conviction for unlawful possession of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992. He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained in a search of his belongings after his arrest for a probation violation. We reverse.

Defendant was on probation after a conviction for possession of a controlled substance. His probation officer obtained an arrest warrant for violations of the probation terms. In September, 1989, his probation officer received information that he was at a local store. The officer and two others went there and, after a brief…