State v. Davis

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, ORS 475.890. He assigns error to the denial of his motion to suppress evidence that the police discovered following a traffic stop. Defendant raises three main arguments: First, defendant argues that the officer lacked reasonable suspicion to extend the traffic stop to investigate suspected drug activity; second, defendant argues that the officer’s patdown search of defendant was not justified by a reasonable concern for officer safety; and, third, defendant argues that the officer lacked probable cause to…