PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Supreme Court says police must have a good reason to ask people they stop if they have a weapon.
The high court Thursday threw out an unlawful-weapon conviction of a 19-year-old man who was stopped for jaywalking by an Oregon State Police trooper in Portland.
The trooper asked Joseph Lucio Jimenez if he had any weapons on him, and Jimenez said he had a gun.
Citing “officer safety reasons,” the officer said he always asks pedestrians he stops if they have weapons. The Supreme Court, however, said police must have a good, specific reason that leads them to believe they might be in danger.
The Oregonian reports (https://is.gd/QUSzRL) that the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed Jimenez’s conviction last year, and the Supreme Court decision affirmed that ruling.
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Information from: The Oregonian, https://www.oregonlive.com
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