State v. Holcomb

Defendant appeals from a conviction on one count of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). ORS 475.992(4)(b). She assigns error to the trial court’s denial of her motion to suppress evidence, asserting that the evidence was obtained as the result of an unlawful stop. We review for errors of law, State v. Sopiwnik, 176 Or App 127, 129, 30 P3d 430 (2001), and agree with defendant that the stop was not supported by reasonable suspicion. Accordingly, we reverse and remand.

The following facts are undisputed. Early in the afternoon of May 11, 2002, Corporal Bill Bradbum of the…