State v. Jeffers

Defendant appeals his conviction for delivery of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992(1). He assigns as error the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized from his car, arguing that his consent to the search of the car was invalid. We affirm.

While parked in the parking lot of a motel at approximately 12:30 a.m., on September 8, 1991, Portland police officers Kelley and King saw defendant drive into the lot in a car that did not have a front license plate. They stopped him for the traffic infraction of failure to display registration plates. ORS 803.540(l)(b). Because…