State Of Washington v. Yusef Shire

Court of Appeals of Washington·Decided August 21, 2017·No. 72734-6·Unpublished

Opinion

FILED DIV 1 COURT OF APPEALS WASHRIGia,,1 STATE OF 145 2011 RIG 21 MI 10:

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE

STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) No. 72734-6-1

Respondent, ) ) ORDER DENYING MOTION v. ) FOR RECONSIDERATION ) AND WITHDRAWING AND YUSUF HAISE SHIRE, ) SUBSTITUTING OPINION

Appellant. )

Appellant Yusuf Haise Shire filed a motion to reconsider the opinion filed

on January 30, 2017. Respondent State of Washington filed an answer to the

motion. The panel has determined that the motion should be denied, but the

opinion filed on January 30, 2017 shall be withdrawn and a substitute opinion

filed. Now, therefore, it is hereby

ORDERED that appellant's motion for reconsideration is denied and the

opinion filed on January 30, 2017 shall be withdrawn and a substitute opinion

shall be filed.

DATED this 9,16*day of PW,30 , 2017. FILED COLM OF APPEALS DPI I STATE OF WASHINGTOI:

2011hUG 21 111-1 S: 54

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE

STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 72734-6-1

Respondent,

V. UNPUBLISHED OPINION

YUSUF HAISE SHIRE,

Appellant. FILED: August 21, 2017

SCHINDLER, J. — The State charged Yusuf Haise Shire and Mohamed Ibrahim

with assault of Mardillo Barnes, Vincent Williams Jr., and Berket Kebede in the first

degree while armed with a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm in the first

degree. The jury convicted Shire of three counts of the lesser included offense of

assault in the second degree while armed with a firearm and unlawful possession of a

firearm in the first degree. Shire contends he is entitled to dismissal of the convictions

because double jeopardy barred the second trial. In the alternative, Shire seeks

reversal on the grounds that the court erred in denying his motion to suppress custodial

statements and his request for a material witness warrant. Shire also claims his

attorney provided ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to timely request a material

witness warrant. In the linked case, State v. Ibrahim, No. 72753-2-1 (Wash. Ct. App.

Aug. 21, 2017), we considered and rejected the argument that double jeopardy barred No. 72734-6-1/2

retrial and that the court erred in denying the request to issue a material witness

warrant. We also reject Shire's argument that the court erred in denying the motion to

suppress and conclude Shire does not meet his burden of showing ineffective

assistance of counse1.1 We affirm the jury convictions but remand to correct a

scrivener's error in the judgment and sentence.

Motion to Suppress Custodial Statements

Shire contends the court erred by admitting custodial statements he made to

police. Shire asserts the statements were made in response to custodial interrogation.

The State asserts the statements were not the result of an interrogation.

Under the Fifth Amendment, Inio person shall be.. . compelled in any criminal

case to be a witness against himself." U.S. CONST. amend. V. In Miranda v. Arizona,

384 U.S. 436,473-74, 86 S. Ct. 1602, 16 L. Ed. 2d 694(1966), the Supreme Court

adopted "[p]rocedural safeguards" to protect the privilege and require warnings before

questioning an individual in custody.2 If an individual invokes his right to remain silent,

the police must cease questioning. Miranda, 384 U.S. at 473-74; State v. Cross, 156

Wn.2d 580, 619, 132 P.3d 80 (2006). However, statements made "freely and

voluntarily" are not barred by the Fifth Amendment. Miranda, 384 U.S. at 478.

Confessions remain a proper element in law enforcement. Any statement given freely and voluntarily without any compelling influences is, of course, admissible in evidence. The fundamental import of the privilege while an individual is in custody is not whether he is allowed to talk to the police

1 The facts are more fully set forth in the linked case, Ibrahim, No. 72753-2-I, and will be repeated only as necessary. 2 The police must clearly inform the suspect

that he has the right to remain silent, that anything he says can be used against him in a court of law, that he has the right to the presence of an attorney, and that if he cannot afford an attorney one will be appointed for him prior to any questioning if he so desires. .Miranda, 384 U.S. at 478-79.

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without the benefit of warnings and counsel, but whether he can be interrogated. There is no requirement that police stop a person who enters a police station and states that he wishes to confess to a crime, or a person who calls the police to offer a confession or any other statement he desires to make. Volunteered statements of any kind are not barred by the Fifth Amendment and their admissibility is not affected by our holding today.

Miranda, 384 U.S. at 478.

In Rhode Island v. Innis, 446 U.S. 291, 100 S. Ct. 1682, 64 L. Ed. 2d 297(1980),

the Supreme Court addressed the meaning of "interrogation" under Miranda. The Court

concluded "interrogation" under Miranda "refers not only to express questioning, but

also to any words or actions on the part of the police. .. that the police should know are

reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response from the suspect." Innis, 446 U.S. at

301.3

We conclude that the Miranda safeguards come into play whenever a person in custody is subjected to either express questioning or its functional equivalent. That is to say, the term "interrogation" under Miranda refers not only to express questioning, but also to any words or actions on the part of the police (other than those normally attendant to arrest and custody) that the police should know are reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response from the suspect.

Innis, 446 U.S. at 300-01;4 see also In re Pers. Restraint of Cross, 180 Wn.2d 664, 685,

327 P.3d 660(2014). In determining whether any words or actions of the police are

reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response, we focus "primarily upon the

perceptions of the suspect, rather than the intent of the police." Innis, 446 U.S. at 301;

see also Cross, 180 Wn.2d at 685; State v. Sargent, 111 Wn.2d 641, 651, 762 P.2d

1127(1988).

3 Footnote omitted. 4 Footnote omitted.

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We review a trial court's findings of fact following a CrR 3.5 hearing for

substantial evidence and review de novo whether the findings support the conclusions

of law. State v. Radcliffe, 164 Wn.2d 900, 907, 194 P.3d 250(2008); State v.

Broadawav, 133 Wn.2d 118, 131, 942 P.2d 363(1997); State v. Duncan, 146 Wn.2d

166, 171,43 P.3d 513(2002). In determining if police engaged in "interrogation" for

Miranda purposes,"we defer to the trial court's findings of fact but review its legal

conclusions from those findings de novo." Cross, 180 Wn.2d at 681. Unchallenged

findings of fact are verities on appeal. State v. Lorenz, 152 Wn.2d 22, 30, 93 P.3d 133

(2004).

There is no dispute Shire was in custody. The unchallenged findings of fact

state:

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