State v. Cadmus

Defendant was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants. ORS 487.540. He appeals from a trial court order denying his motion to suppress evidence of statements he made to a police officer. The state concedes that this case is factually similar to State v. Taylor, 59 Or App 396, 650 P2d 1090 (1982), which we find controlling. We conclude that it was reversible error to deny defendant’s motion to suppress his statements to the police officer.

Defendant also assigns as error the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence of his refusal to submit to a breath test. He…