Court of Appeals of Oregon, 1983

State v. Thornton

State v. Thornton
Court of Appeals of Oregon · Decided April 6, 1983 · Gillette, Young
62 Or. App. 468; 661 P.2d 555; 1983 Ore. App. LEXIS 2766

State v. Thornton

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM

The trial judge’s ruling in this criminal case that a police officer’s request to see defendant’s driver’s license, after the officer had pulled in behind defendant’s apparently-disabled vehicle, was an impermissible “stop” of defendant is incorrect, as is the court’s order suppressing evidence based upon that conclusion. See State v. Kennedy, 290 Or 493, 497, 624 P2d 99 (1981).

The trial court order suppressing evidence is reversed,, and the case is remanded for trial.

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