State v. Butler

Defendant appeals his conviction for burglary in the second degree. He assigns as error the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress statements he made following his arrest.

On August 24, 1980, around 6:45 p.m., a burglary in progress in northeast Portland was reported to police. The report was broadcast to Officer Gregory Igo and his partner, who were in the immediate area of the burglary responding to another call. They were told that three black males, one of whom was wearing a green jersey, were breaking in to the Standard Dairy warehouse. Upon arrival at the scene, the officers were…