STATE v. OWENS

85050972; CA A36677.

715 P.2d 1351 (1986)

78 Or.App. 279

STATE of Oregon, Appellant, v. Joetta Renee OWENS, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided March 26, 1986.

Review Allowed May 30, 1986.

Reconsideration Denied May 9, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christine Chute, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With her on brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and James E. Mountain, Jr., Sol. Gen., Salem.

Thomas J. Reuter, Lebanon, argued the cause for respondent. With him on brief was Morley, Thomas, Kingsley & Reuter, Lebanon.

Before BUTTLER, P.J., and WARREN and ROSSMAN, JJ.


BUTTLER, Presiding Judge.

Defendant is charged with possession of a controlled substance. The state appeals from a pretrial order suppressing evidence seized from her purse at the time of her arrest.

Defendant was observed by a Payless Drug Store security officer taking several items from the shelves in the store and putting them in her purse. The security officer stopped her after she had left the store. At first she denied shoplifting but finally admitted...

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