State v. Rodriguez-Ganegar

*532BREWER, J.

Defendant appeals his convictions for two counts of possession of a controlled substance, one count of hindering prosecution, and one count of tampering with physical evidence. He asserts that the trial court erred in denying his motion, under Article I, section 9, of the Oregon Constitution, to suppress evidence obtained from a police search of a motel room that he occupied.1 The issues presented are (1) whether the police engaged in an unlawful search of the motel room when an officer observed, through a small gap in the room’s window curtains, an occupant packaging large amounts…