State v. Allen

*72DEITS, J.

Defendant appeals his conviction for being an ex-convict in possession of a firearm. ORS 166.270. He assigns as error the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress, arguing that the stop of his car was illegal, that the officer’s questions during the traffic stop exceeded the permissible scope of the stop and that the officer did not have consent to search his suitcase. We affirm.

We take the facts from the trial court’s findings. Ball v. Gladden, 250 Or 485, 487, 443 P2d 621 (1968). On the evening of June 6, 1989, Officer Anderson was in a marked patrol unit, patrolling 1-5 near…