State v. Hernandez

544 Argued and submitted September 29, 2017; reversed and remanded October 2, 2019 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CESAR ZAVALA HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Respondent. Washington County Circuit Court C152457CR; A162396

449 P3d 878

The state appeals an order granting defendant’s motion to suppress evidence found in defendant’s car after his arrest for interfering with a peace officer. Defendant was arrested after he repeatedly reached under his dashboard during a traffic stop despite a peace officer’s orders that he not do that. The trial court concluded that the search was not a valid search…