NEWMAN, Judge.
Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992(4). He assigns as error the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress marijuana that the police found in a warrantless search of the trunk of his car while it was in a police impound lot. We reverse.
The historical facts are not in dispute. Officer Pecyna stopped defendant for speeding. As he approached defendant's car, Pecyna smelled the odor of burning...
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