State v. Coffer

Defendant appeals her conviction for possession of a controlled substance under ORS 475.894. She assigns error to the trial court’s denial of her motion to suppress evidence — namely, a methamphetamine pipe — found when police officers searched her while conducting a warranted search of a residence that she was visiting. Because we conclude that the search was not justified, we reverse and remand.

We review the trial court’s legal conclusions regarding the constitutionality of a search for errors of law. State v. Ehly, 317 Or 66, 75, 854 P2d 421 (1993). We are bound by the court’s findings of…