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State v. Stearns

Citations

  • 101 P.3d 811
  • 196 Or. App. 272
  • 2004 Ore. App. LEXIS 1498

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • interpreting ambiguous statute in light of legislative intent and concluding statute did not prohibit obscuring the word “Oregon”
  • interpreting ambiguous statute in light of legislative intent and concluding statute did not prohibit obscuring the word “Oregon”
  • interpreting ambiguous statute in light of legislative intent and concluding statute did not prohibit obscuring the word “Oregon”
  • an officer must “subjectively believe[ ] that the infraction occurred” in order for probable cause to exist in the context of a traffic stop
  • “subjective belief that a traffic infraction occurred was objectively reasonable only if, in fact, obstruction of the word ‘Oregon’ by a registration plate frame is a violation of ORS 803.550”
  • “subjective belief that a traffic infraction occurred was objectively reasonable only if, in fact, obstruction of the word ‘Oregon’ by a registration plate frame” violated a traffic law

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Judges: Haselton, Linder, Ortega

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