State v. Fair

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction on one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine. ORS 475.894. Defendant asserts that the trial court erred in denying her motion to suppress evidence. After the court denied her suppression motion, defendant entered a conditional plea of guilty, reserving her right to challenge the denial of the suppression motion. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand.

In reviewing a trial court’s ruling on a suppression motion, we are bound by the court’s findings of historical fact if there is evidence in the record to support them. State v.…