State v. Stanley

Defendant was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine. Before trial, he moved to suppress evidence of the methamphetamine, which a police officer had found on his person. The trial court denied that motion. Thereafter, after a trial on stipulated facts, the court found defendant guilty. The Court of Appeals reversed. State v. Stanley, 139 Or App 526, 912 P2d 948 (1996). For the reasons that follow, we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The pertinent facts are undisputed. On January 2, 1993, Springfield…