State v. Cobb

Defendant, convicted of unauthorized use of a vehicle, ORS 164.135, appeals. She contends that certain incriminating statements made by her must be suppressed because she was in custody when a police officer began questioning her prior to giving Miranda ① warnings. c

The facts were initially developed at a pretrial suppression hearing. On September 13, 1974, Washington County Deputy Sheriff Delbert Konsehu was monitoring traffic with a radar unit when he clocked a motor vehicle at 86 miles per hour. Konsehu pulled onto the highway, turning on his overhead lights and siren. As Konsehu…