State v. Lewis

Defendant was indicted for armed robbery and convicted of an included crime, larceny. He appeals contending that (1) his motion to suppress evidence should have been allowed, and (2) a jury instruction denied him the benefit of the presumption of innocence.

Defendant and a Miss Erickson had visited an Ontario, Oregon hospital for medical aid and then suddenly left. Hospital authorities notified police that defendant appeared to have had an overdose of drugs, and should be returned for treatment. City police, and the state police, spotted their vehicle. The city police stopped it, and got…