State v. Sanchez-Llamas

In this criminal case, defendant contends that the trial court committed reversible error by refusing to suppress his post-arrest statements to the police. The Court of Appeals affirmed without opinion the judgment of the trial court. State v. Sanchez-Llamas, 191 Or App 399, 84 P3d 1133 (2004). We allowed defendant’s petition for review to consider his contention that the police violated his right to consular notification and communication, as guaranteed by Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR), 1 and that suppression of his post-arrest statements is the necessary…