State v. Tracy Banks

Defendant appeals his convictions, after a trial to the court on stipulated facts, for possession of a controlled substance, ORS 475.992, and forgery in the first degree. ORS 165.013. He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence seized during a warrantless search of his vehicle. We affirm.

Officer Berchard stopped defendant for driving with expired license plates and asked for his driver’s license. Defendant replied that he had no driver’s license and volunteered that it had been suspended. Berchard arrested defendant for failing to present a driver’s…