State v. Steele

*677Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for possession of methamphetamine, ORS 475.894, entered after a conditional guilty plea, arguing that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress methamphetamine evidence that was seized following his arrest. The trial court concluded that, although the search and seizure was not lawfully incident to defendant's arrest for harassment, the evidence was nevertheless admissible because it inevitably would have been discovered during the booking process conducted in accordance with the jail's inventory policy. Defendant argues that the…