State v. Kemp/Haworth

Defendants 1 were arrested for possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine. ORS 475.992(4). They moved to suppress evidence of the crime, arguing that the discovery and seizure of the methamphetamine resulted from an illegal search and seizure. The trial court granted the motion, and the state appeals. We reverse and remand.

At approximately 8 p.m. on October 20, 1989, Oregon State Police Trooper Markee was driving on an 1-5 on-ramp in Douglas County, when he saw a compact car travel-ling parallel to him on 1-5. Markee noticed that the dome light was on in the car and that the front…