State v. Moore

• Court: Oregon Court of Appeals
• Area(s) of Law: Criminal Law
• Date Filed: 07-25-2024
• Case #: A179759
• Judge(s)/Court Below: Shorr, P.J; Mooney, J., and Pagán, J.
• Full Text Opinion

A witness’ veracity can be established by evaluating whether their statements can be corroborated and whether their testimony exposes them to potential criminal liability.

Defendant was convicted of three firearm charges, secured by information seized pursuant to a search warrant. Defendant appeals the denial of their motion to suppress. Defendant argued that the affidavit was not backed by probable cause because the complainant changed their story, the complainant was the sole source of information, and the police failed to sufficiently corroborate. Witness’ veracity can be established by corroboration of their statements in conjunction with exposure to criminal liability. Here, the court found the complainant’s statements were reliable because the police investigation corroborated details, the complainant was a named informant, and the complainant was exposed to criminal liability if he gave a false statement. The court held the trial court did not err.

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