State v. Peterson

The state appeals from a trial court order suppressing evidence acquired as the result of a motor vehicle stop. The state contends that the trial court erred in holding that the police officer did not have reasonable suspicion at the time of the stop to believe that defendant had committed a crime. ORS 131.615(1). We review for errors of law and affirm. ORS 138.220.

On April 5,1998, at approximately 3:51 a.m., Albany Police Officer Corder was dispatched to a motel to investigate “some sort of argument and a suspicious vehicle.” The dispatcher told Corder that a man was throwing things, perhaps…