State v. Keady

Defendant appeals from his conviction after a stipulated facts trial for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, ORS 475.864(3). He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained during an inventory search of his car. We review for errors of law, State v. Ehly, 317 Or 66, 74-75, 854 P2d 421 (1993), and, for the reasons that follow, reverse and remand.

The relevant facts are few and undisputed. A police officer stopped defendant for a traffic violation in Salem and subsequently arrested him for giving false information regarding his insurance.…