State ex rel. Juvenile Department v. Blocker

David Blocker, a 15-year-old youth, appeals from a circuit court order denying his motion to suppress his confession of a burglary under investigation by the Gresham Police Department. He made the confession after he was asked by a police officer to come down to the police station for questioning. The circuit court denied the juvenile’s motion to suppress after finding that he was not arrested prior to the questioning, that he was fully advised of his Miranda1 rights, and that he knowingly waived those rights. On appeal, the juvenile contends, as he did below, that his confession was…