State v. Atkin

Defendant was convicted on stipulated facts of possession of a controlled substance. On appeal, she assigns error to the denial of her motion to suppress evidence. We affirm.

Hillsboro Police Officer Chrz saw a car with expired tags pull into a parking lot. In the process of investigating for a possible vehicle registration violation, Chrz discovered that the driver of the car had a suspended license and was wanted on a felony warrant in Multnomah County. Chrz decided to arrest the driver, inventory and impound his car, and confine him to the back seat of the patrol car. By that time,…