Legal Opinion
State v. Somfleth
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided January 14, 1972PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFort, J.
Defendant was indicted for unlawful possession of the dangerous drug secobarbital. ORS 475.100. He moved to suppress as evidence eight capsules of secobarbital found on his person at the time of his arrest on the ground that they had been illegally seized. After a hearing, the trial court granted defendant’s motion. The state appeals, pursuant to ORS 138.060(4).
The relevant facts are undisputed and are as follows. On the morning of August 17, 1970, a pharmacy in Forest Grove, Oregon, was broken into, and varieties of dexedrine and secobarbital were taken. On the evening of the same day,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hill v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- State v. ElkinsOregon Supreme Court · 1966
- State v. ClomanOregon Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State v. HartnellCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1976
- State v. PerryCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1979
- In re R.E.G.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- State v. SteinkeCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1987
- State v. CrossNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
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