State v. Florance

Defendant, convicted by a jury of three counts of criminal activity in drugs, ORS 167.207, appeals, assigning as sole error the denial of his motion to suppress certain evidence taken from his wallet following his arrest on unrelated felony charges. A brief statement of the facts is necessary for a determination of the issue.

On.February 5, 1973, Deputy Sheriff Lynn For-ristahl: .approached- defendant, who was at work outdoors on his father’s berry farm. The officer, advised *135defendant of his Miranda① rights and asked Mm questions regarding ¿- recent burglary. Defendant thereupon entered a…