State v. Nieman

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, ORS 475.894, assigning error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress. Defendant argues that the investigating officer placed him in compelling circumstances that required Miranda warnings, 1 and that the investigating officer continued to question him despite his unequivocal request for an attorney. Further, defendant contends that even if his request for an attorney could be characterized as equivocal, the investigating officer failed to…