State v. Wampler

530 P.3d 133, 325 Or. App. 722
CourtCourt of Appeals of Oregon
DecidedMay 3, 2023
DocketA172453
StatusPublished
Cited by7 cases

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Bluebook
State v. Wampler, 530 P.3d 133, 325 Or. App. 722 (Or. Ct. App. 2023).

Opinion

Argued and submitted September 14, 2022; in Case No. 18CR60267, convictions on Counts 7, 15, and 24 reversed and remanded, remanded for resentencing, otherwise affirmed, in Case No. 19CR10804, remanded for resentencing, other- wise affirmed May 3, 2023

STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. HOMER R. WAMPLER, Defendant-Appellant. Lincoln County Circuit Court 18CR60267, 19CR10804; A172453 (Control), A172454 530 P3d 133

Defendant was convicted of a variety of offenses related to supplying meth- amphetamine to a 15-year-old girl in exchange for sexual acts. He appeals from two judgments of conviction and in his first three assignments of error challenges (1) the denial of his motion to suppress evidence after he was stopped in his car by an officer without reasonable suspicion, (2) the denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained in violation of his Miranda rights, and (3) the acceptance of nonunanimous verdicts for one count each of luring a minor, ORS 167.057; rape in the third degree, ORS 163.355; and tampering with a witness, ORS 162.285. Held: The Court of Appeals concluded that, in light of the totality of the circum- stances, it was objectively reasonable for the officer to suspect that defendant was trespassing. The court also determined that the stop was not unlawfully extended because the officer developed reasonable suspicion of unlawful sex- ual activity and unlawful drug activity. The court rejected defendant’s second assignment of error because the record indicated that, assuming there was a Miranda violation, any error was harmless. Finally, the court accepted the state’s concession that the acceptance of nonunanimous jury verdicts on three counts was error. In Case No. 18CR60267, convictions on Counts 7, 15, and 24 reversed and remanded; remanded for resentencing; otherwise affirmed. In Case No. 19CR10804, remanded for resentencing; otherwise affirmed.

Sheryl Bachart, Judge. Mary M. Reese, Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. Also on the briefs was Ernest G. Lannet, Chief Defender, Criminal Appellate Section, Office of Public Defense Services. Rolf Moan, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. Also on the brief were Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General, and Benjamin Gutman, Solicitor General. Cite as 325 Or App 722 (2023) 723

Before Tookey, Presiding Judge, and Egan, Judge, and Kamins, Judge. KAMINS, J. In Case No. 18CR60267, convictions on Counts 7, 15, and 24 reversed and remanded; remanded for resentencing; otherwise affirmed. In Case No. 19CR10804, remanded for resentencing; otherwise affirmed. 724 State v. Wampler

KAMINS, J. Defendant was convicted of a variety of offenses related to supplying methamphetamine to his son’s 15-year- old girlfriend in exchange for sexual acts. He was charged in two separate cases that were consolidated for a jury trial. He now appeals from the judgment in each of those cases, rais- ing eight assignments of error as well as several pro se sup- plemental assignments of error. We write to address defen- dant’s first, second, and third assignments of error. Those assignments challenge (1) the denial of defendant’s motion to suppress evidence after he was stopped in his van by an officer, (2) the denial of his motion to suppress evidence that he asserts was obtained in violation of his Miranda rights, and (3) the court’s acceptance of nonunanimous verdicts on Count 7, luring a minor, ORS 167.057; Count 15, rape in the third degree, ORS 163.355; and Count 24, tampering with a witness, ORS 162.285. We reverse and remand the con- victions on Counts 7, 15, and 24 in Case No. 18CR60267, remand for resentencing, and otherwise affirm. In Case No. 19CR10804 we remand for resentencing, and otherwise affirm.1 1 Defendant’s fourth, fifth, and sixth assignments of error assert that the trial court erred when it denied his motions for judgment of acquittal on Counts 3 and 7, luring a minor, ORS 167.057, and Count 6, online sexual corruption of a child in the first degree, ORS 163.433, which we reject because we conclude that the evidence is sufficient With regard to defendant’s pro se assignments of error, his arguments con- cerning the constitutionality of the police encounter are addressed in this opin- ion; his argument challenging the effectiveness of counsel is not appropriate for direct appeal, see, e.g., State v. Rhodes, 309 Or App 318, 319 n 1, 481 P3d 412, rev den, 368 Or 561 (2021) (“Ineffective assistance of counsel claims must be raised and resolved under the post-conviction relief procedure established by statute in Oregon and not on direct appeal.”); we cannot assess his allegations that the district attorney made inappropriate comments during voir dire because he did not designate the record of that proceeding as part of the record on appeal, Hersey v. Leon, 314 Or App 227, 229, 497 P3d 763 (2021) (appellant’s failure to designate the relevant portion of the record as part of the record on appeal ren- ders that assignment of error unreviewable); with regard to his assertion that the trial court made inappropriate comments as to his guilt, after reviewing the record we do not find any of the statements to be improper; as to the trial court’s denial of defendant’s request for a new attorney, we conclude that the court did not abuse its discretion, see State v. Daley, 318 Or App 211, 212, 506 P3d 502, rev den, 370 Or 212 (2022) (“We review a request for substitute appointed counsel for abuse of discretion.”); and finally, we reject defendant’s contention that he was unlawfully placed in restraints in view of the jury because there is no evidence in the record demonstrating that the restraints were visible to the jury, and the Cite as 325 Or App 722 (2023) 725

At approximately 8:55 p.m. while driving along Highway 101 as the sun was setting and it was getting dark, Deputy Parsons saw a minivan parked approximately 200 meters—i.e., over 650 feet—away from the public highway on a narrow gravel road, beyond a large gravel pullout. The van was backed up to a logging gate with its engine and lights off. The van was parked in such a way that it blocked access to the gate. Parsons knew that the road was private timber property, although he could not recall if there were signs announcing that it was private property. Parsons also knew that logging roads—and particularly near gates on logging roads—are places where conduct such as trespass- ing, illegal camping, littering, and narcotics use, frequently occurs. Parsons initially drove past the pull out, but he turned around, and about five minutes later, he approached the van. There were no other public roads or otherwise acces- sible areas that connected to the part of the logging road where the vehicle was parked. When Parsons approached the van he saw defendant, a middle-aged man, in the vehicle with a teenage girl, S. Parsons initiated that stop because he believed that defendant’s presence on a privately owned logging road amounted to criminal trespass.

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