State v. McCoy

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for first-degree burglary, ORS 164.225(1). He argues that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of his confession, testimony concerning a coat that he was wearing at the time of the alleged offense, evidence of a knife found on his person at the time of his arrest, and evidence of his prior convictions. We affirm.

Defendant was arrested at a residence in Portland after the police received a call from a neighbor, reporting and describing a suspicious person at that location. When Officer Parker, a uniformed Portland Police Officer, arrived at the…