State v. Dennis

In this criminal case, defendant appeals the trial court’s judgment convicting and sentencing him for unlawful possession of methamphetamine, ORS 475.894. On appeal, defendant assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of a war-rantless search. Defendant consented to the search but argues that his consent was invalid because it was obtained in violation of his right, under Article I, section 9, of the Oregon Constitution to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.1 Specifically, defendant argues that his consent was invalid…