State v. Bond

In this state’s appeal, the state challenges the trial court’s pretrial order suppressing evidence derived from what the trial court held to be an unlawful stop. Contrary to the trial court, we conclude that the officer who stopped defendant did so lawfully, because the officer reasonably suspected that defendant had committed a crime. We therefore reverse and remand.

The facts in this case, which the trial court found are as stated in the police report, are not disputed. Deputy Knutson, on patrol in Stayton at 12:30 a.m., noticed defendant’s pickup truck parked in the parking lot of a golf…