State v. Mattheisen

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for first-degree sexual abuse, ORS 163.427. He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence of his inculpatory statements to police made in the absence of Miranda warnings. He argues that Miranda warnings were required because the circumstances of the interview were “compelling.” Without such warnings, he contends, evidence of his statements violated his rights under Article I, section 12, of the Oregon Constitution.1 We review whether the totality of circumstances was “compelling” for legal error. State v. Northcutt,…