State v. Martin

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII) and reckless driving. She assigns error to the trial court’s denial of her motion to suppress evidence derived from a warrantless entry into her home. The trial court concluded that she consented to the entry by opening the door and running into another room; on appeal, she argues that those actions did not amount to consent. The state responds that the court correctly determined that she consented and that, in the alternative, the entry was authorized by the community caretaking statute, ORS…