State v. Garcia

Defendant was convicted in a jury trial of giving a false name and birthdate to a police officer. ORS 807.620.1 He appeals, and we vacate the judgment and remand for further proceedings.

At trial, the court admitted in evidence certain inculpatory statements made by defendant to the police. Defendant contends that those statements were involuntary and that they resulted from a custodial interrogation that was not preceded by advice of defendant’s Miranda rights. The trial court did not hold a hearing to determine whether the statements were voluntary, as required by State v. Brewton, 238 Or…