State v. Vu

This case concerns two issues, the admissibility of an allegedly compelled statement and the adequacy of a consent to a search. On the first issue, the trial judge, after suppressing the statement, ruled that the prosecution could use the statement for the limited purpose of impeaching defendant’s testimony if defendant took the stand in his defense. On the second issue, the trial judge ruled that defendant voluntarily had consented to the search of his vehicle and admitted into evidence the crime weapon found in the vehicle. The Court of Appeals affirmed without opinion. State v. Vu, 84 Or…