State v. Bennett

*301JONES, J.

In this case, the state petitions for review from the Court of Appeals decision that affirmed the trial court’s pretrial order suppressing physical evidence discovered in a warrantless search of a car trunk. As in State v. Brown, 301 Or 268, 721 P2d 1357 (1986), the issue is whether, following the arrest of the defendant after he was stopped in his car, the warrantless search of the passenger compartment and trunk of defendant’s car was lawful.

The trial court suppressed all physical evidence discovered during the search of the vehicle. The court thought that our decision in State v.…