- Court: Oregon Court of Appeals
- Area(s) of Law: Criminal Procedure
- Date Filed: 01-26-2022
- Case #: A173682
- Judge(s)/Court Below: Kistler, S.J. for the Court; James, P.J.; & Lagesen, C.J.
- Full Text Opinion
Defendant appealed a judgment of conviction for felony driving while suspended and a judgment that found him in violation of his probation. Defendant assigned error to the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence. On appeal, Defendant argued that the deputy's belief that Defendant was wanted on an outstanding warrant was not objectively reasonable. In response, the State argued that the deputy had reasonable suspicion to believe that Defendant was wanted on an outstanding felony warrant. Attempts to elude an officer may support a conclusion that a person is the subject of an outstanding felony warrant. State v. Maciel-Figueroa, 361 Or 163, 181 (2017). The Court held that the deputy's belief that Defendant was wanted was objectively reasonable. Affirmed.