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State v. Berg

Citations

  • 914 P.2d 1110
  • 140 Or. App. 388
  • 1996 Ore. App. LEXIS 529

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  • reasonable suspicion justified officer asking defendant to step out of car, and defendant voluntarily consented
  • a police officer has reasonable suspicion to believe that a motorist has driven while intoxicated where the officer observes the motorist’s bloodshot eyes and smells alcohol on the motorist’s breath
  • bloodshot eyes and odor of alcohol on a driver’s breath created reasonable suspicion
  • officer was acting within his authority when he had reasonable suspicion that defendant was driving under the influence of intoxicants and “asked defendant to get out of his car, and defendant consented to do so”

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Judges: Riggs, Landau, Leeson

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