State v. Vanness

Defendant appeals his conviction for driving under the influence of intoxicants. ORS 813.010. He claims that the trial court erred in failing to suppress evidence obtained after an unauthorized stop. We affirm.

On the evening of February 4, 1987, a motorist approached Deputy Aasen and reported that he had just stopped the driver of a red Ford station wagon who had been driving recklessly. The citizen told Aasen that the driver had appeared intoxicated and had agreed to let the citizen drive him home but that the citizen had to take his family home first. The citizen asked Aasen to watch the…