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State v. Hart

Citations

  • 735 P.2d 1283
  • 85 Or. App. 174
  • 1987 Ore. App. LEXIS 3501

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that an officer could not have a reasonable belief that a traffic violation had occurred when the defendant lawfully turned left in response to a malfunctioning traffic signal
  • no probable cause where officer incorrectly believed that a vehicle had committed a traffic offense by turning at a malfunctioning traffic signal
  • stop was unlawful where officer incorrectly believed that the defendant had committed a traffic offense when turning his vehicle at a malfunctioning traffic signal
  • officer lacked probable cause to stop the defendant for turning left at a malfunctioning traffic signal because the defendant’s turn did not violate any traffic laws

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Judges: Buttler, Warren, Rossman

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