State v. Pullen

449 P.2d 850, 252 Or. 480, 1969 Ore. LEXIS 539

• Court: Oregon Supreme Court
• Decided: January 29, 1969
• Status: Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The defendant’s only claim of error in this appeal from a conviction of rape is that the trial court should not have received into evidence statements made by defendant. He claims he was not advised of his rights in the manner required by Miranda v. Arizona, 384 US 436, 86 S Ct 1602, 16 L Ed 2d 694, 10 ALR 3d 974 (1966).

Defendant was in custody on another charge when the questioning that resulted in the statements occurred. The interrogating officer correctly read from a card the Miranda warnings the first and each time he questioned defendant, and defendant in detail responded that he understood the warnings, but wanted to make the statements. In two written statements signed by defendant, the officer omitted from that part of the warning about defendant’s being entitled to have an attorney present at questioning the fact that he could have such an attorney at public expense if he was indigent.

Defendant’s counsel refers this court only to the part of the record that supports defendant’s contention and would have us ignore the more extensive and more believable part of the record which proves the defendant was adequately warned and understood the warning. The trial judge heard all of the testimony about warnings and voluntariness of statements in extensive in camera hearings. He was correct when he ruled:

* * I am satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that he [defendant] was properly advised and knew what his rights were before he ever made a. statement. * * * I am also satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that he wasn’t misled by the difference incorporated into the written statements * * *99

Conviction affirmed.