State v. Furrillo

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for unlawful possession of heroin, ORS 475.854. He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress drug evidence found during a warrantless search of his backpack. Defendant argues that, under the circumstances of this case, the backpack was not subject to search under the automobile exception and that the search constituted a violation of his rights under Article I, section 9, of the Oregon Constitution, and under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.1 We affirm.

Reviewing for legal error, we are…