State v. Shupe

A traffic stop led to the discovery of four pounds of marijuana in defendant’s car. That discovery led to two charges against defendant: one for delivery of marijuana, ORS 475.860, and one for possession of marijuana, ORS 475.864. After a bench trial, a judge convicted defendant of those charges. Defendant appeals, assigning error to three rulings by the trial court: (1) the denial of defendant’s motion to suppress the marijuana and other evidence discovered in defendant’s car; (2) the granting of the state’s motion in limine to exclude evidence of defendant’s Washington State business…