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One might reasonably ask how then, given that history, we arrived at a decision upholding the inventory of a briefcase—precisely the scenario rejected by Keller and Atkinson—in State v. Johnson, 153 Or App 535, 540 , 958 P2d 887 , rev den, 327 Or 554 (1998) (“[T]he briefcase and the coin purse in this case * * * are typically used to store valu- ables in the same way as a purse or a wallet.”).

It was questioned again in this court’s en banc deci- sion in Johnson, 153 Or App at 546-50 (Armstrong, Landau, Haselton, and Wolheim, JJ., dissenting).

It was questioned again in this court’s en banc deci- sion in Johnson, 153 Or App at 546-50 (Armstrong, Landau, Haselton, and Wolheim, JJ., dissenting).

He argues that the search was illegal because the Medford Police Department’s inventory search policy directed officers to open closed containers that were not primarily intended to be used to store valuables, in violation of State v. Johnson, 153 Or.App. 535 , 958 P.2d 887, 890 (Or.Ct.App.1998) (en banc).

See State v. Johnson, 153 Or App 535, 539 , 958 P2d 887 , rev den, 327 Or 554 (1998) (“Assuming without deciding that the trial court’s ruling about the officer’s observation at the scene of the arrest is error, it is harmless.

See State v. Johnson, 153 Or App 535, 539 , 958 P2d 887 , rev den, 327 Or 554 (1998) (“Assuming without deciding that the trial court’s ruling about the officer’s observation at the scene of the arrest is error, it is harmless.

See generally State v. Johnson, 153 Or App 535, 542-43 , 958 P2d 887 , rev den, 327 Or 554 (1998) (explaining why inventory issues generally should not be considered in the first instance on appeal).

See 153 Or.App. at 540 , 958 P.2d at 890 . [8] A briefcase is defined as "a flat flexible case usu[ally] with a handle that is designed to carry legal briefs or other papers." Webster's Third New International Dictionary 277 (unabridged ed.1993)

See, e.g. , State v. Johnson , 153 Or.