State v. RIVERA-NEGRETE

During a traffic stop, defendant, a passenger in the stopped vehicle, aroused the suspicion of a police officer. The officer eventually asked defendant to get out of the vehicle and submit to a patdown. Defendant initially complied with the officer’s request, but a physical altercation began shortly after the officer began the patdown. After the officer subdued defendant, the officer retrieved drug paraphernalia, a firearm, and a forged Social Security card from defendant’s person. Defendant was charged with one count of unlawful use of a firearm, ORS 166.220; one count of unlawful possession…