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Douglas v. State
795 P.2d 1070
Okla. Crim. App.
1990
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*1 against taking video have been initiated Prior to invalid proceedings cial 8, 1984, applied police The standard to be person. taped Id. confession on June question of determining the waiver investigators separate in val- had secured two right is “that it was 4, this Amendment Appel- Sixth confessions on June 3 and and id prove in- upon the State to ‘an incumbent took the officers to the location of the lant or abandonment relinquishment tentional Rogers County. body va- right privilege.’ or Johnson v. of a known lidity justify confessions cannot of the 464, Zerbst, at 58 S.Ct. at 1023.” 304 U.S. violations, can the Sixth Amendment nor 405, Id., at 1242. The 430 U.S. at S.Ct. impact of the those confessions dilute the the facts held that under Court Brewer taped confession to harmless error. video did not waive his the case the defendant might popular attempt While it be the Sixth and Fourteenth rights under Appel- disregard justify a violation of Brewer, The defendant Amendments. rights Amendment under the lant’s Sixth herein, arraigned had been like granted un- rights Federal Constitution or charge, requested and received and 2, 20, of the Consti- der Article Oklahoma attorney. of an appointment tution; on the factual context of this based defined Supreme Court further The U.S. luxury popularity has nevеr right to counsel in Amendment Sixth afforded to those vested with the been 625, Jackson, 475 U.S. Michigan v. responsibility of enforcement of constitu- (1986). 1404, L.Ed.2d 631 The S.Ct. rights upon all citizens of tional conferred applied the decision Edwards Court Therefore, republic. only great 1880, Arizona, 101 S.Ct. 451 U.S. to this is to vacate decision аvailable (1981), and that confes- L.Ed.2d 378 held and previous judgment and sentence po- from the defendants sions obtained case for a new trial. remand the they had interrogations, after lice-initiated arraignment that coun- requested at their they them but before appointed

sel be to consult with сoun- opportunity had the sel, having suppressed as been should be right to coun- in violation of their obtained Amendment of the Fed- sel under the Sixth any of that and waiver eral Constitution police interrogation was inval- right for the DOUGLAS, Dewayne Kenneth at 1411. 106 S.Ct. id. Id. 475 U.S. Appellant, Thus, a confes- question of whether knоwingly voluntarily is sion made Oklahoma, Appellee. STATE ‍​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‍of present facts of a under the relevant interrogation Ap- after the police initiated No. F-88-282. initially arraigned and exer- pellant was ap- Appeals The right Court of Criminal Oklahoma. cised his to counsel. [initial initiation of adver- pearance] signals “the July 1990. and thus the at- sary judicial proceedings” Aug. As Corrected 1990. Amendment. U.S. v. tachment of the Sixth 180, 187-188, Gouveia, 104 S.Ct. 467 U.S. (1984).

2292, 2296-2298, L.Ed.2d 146 rights, coupled the advice of issue of waiver, voluntary knowing controlling application in the Sixth only right Amendment to counsel when exercised his defendant has not Illinois, 487 counsel. Sеe Patterson v. L.Ed.2d 261 U.S. 108 S.Ct. (1988). *2 Henry, Gen., Atty.

Robert H. A. Diane Hammons, Atty. Gen., Asst. Oklahoma City, appellee.

OPINION

JOHNSON, Judge: DOUGLAS, KENNETH ap- DEWAYNE pellant, by jury was tried for the crimes of Degree (Count I), Burglary Second Assault Dangerous (Count II), Weapon With a and (Count III), from Lawful all After Former Conviction of Two or Felonies, More violation of respectivеly, 645 and 444 in Case §§ No. CRF-87-2134 in the District Court of County. Tulsa represented by counsel. The jury returned a verdict guilty punishment and set twenty-five (25)years imprisonment I, as to Count for- (40) ty years imprisonment as to Count II twenty-five (25) years and as to Count III. The trial court sentenced accord- ingly and ordered the sentences to run consecutively. Judgment From this and Sentence, appellant appeals. Approximately p.m. evening 11:00 27, 1987, July Kelly Barbara and Bob leaving Maras ‍​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‍were Chile’s restaurant Tulsa, Oklahoma, conducting after a busi- ness dinner. While in parking the Chile’s lot, coming both heard unusual noises Clinic, B.J.’s Auto located across the street Maras, from Chile’s. off-duty Bob an Tul- officer, police sa* noticed a store window shaking vibrating. and Officer Maras con- cluded that the store being robbed and Kelly directed go back into Chile’s police. and call the Maras, drawn, gun with his clinic, walked over to the auto looked inside аnd observed black male rummaging through the store’s register. cash When finally outside, the man came Officer Mar- him, as confronted informed him that he was under arrest lay and ordered him to ground and freeze. Officer Maras slid his handcuffs over to the man and instruct- himed to handcuff himself. put

The man the handcuffs on his left Jаckson, Defender, Loretta Asst. Public up, wrist and then putting stood his hands Tulsa, appellant. behind his back. began walking The man claimed that his was not based on what she observed Officer Maras and toward gun. of the crime. The commission partner was inside and had Maras’ looked over Officer shoulder man thаt the iden State contends shouted, “run, they’ve got me.” Offi- and case is to the identi tification similar frightened yelled and cer Maras became procedure in fication Plunkett got man freeze. the man When Plunkett, P.2d 834 In after length, Maras reached arm’s within thirty arresting the min defendant within chest. put and his hand on the man’s out crime, police brought him to utes of The man to raise his hand started for identification. This the victim’s house something Maras wood- when Officer saw circumstances, found in some hand, he hit en and metallic the man’s occurring showup one-man near time of the man in the head with revolver *4 alleged аccuracy act of the criminal insures As man kicked him in the midsection. the than misidentification. identification rather dropped sledge ground, fell to the he a However, Plunkett, in had the victim stood holding. he had been hammer which for to face with the defendant several face of of during minutes the commission the any- to if Maras then turned see Officer description and he fit the she had fense else inside store. Satisfied one was the case, given police. present the In the Ms. alone, the Officer Maras that man was got a full Kelly admitted that she never the man run- turned around and observed of claimed appellant facial view the and she Kel- ning responding off. Ms. Officers appellant wearing that was a white T-shirt for man call and a search the ly’s arrived incident, during the Maras while Officer later, began. hour the Approximately one appellant wearing a testified that was man, wearing on his left still the handcuff Thus, short shirt. we find black sleeve hand, nearby captured apartment in a was by appellant of Ms. that the identification trial, complex. Maras identified At However, on Kelly error. based the was man the appellant as the he encountered at appellant by of strong identification auto clinic. connecting other evidence Maras and the crime, we find the errors to appellant to the error, assignment In his first beyond a reasonable doubt. be harmless appellant contends that the trial court find that 3001.1. We also 20 § allowing an in-court identification erred give appel not to the trial court’s decision Kelly. During by him direct exami Ms. eyewitness in requested cautionary lant’s nation, Kelly appellant identified as the Ms. due Maras’ proper to Officer struction was saw outside the auto clinic man that she v. positive identification. Johnson Sеe However, during Officer Maras. State, (Okl.Cr.1986). 727 970 P.2d Kelly admitted that cross-examination Ms. actually appellant her identification Appellant next contends that being person she witnessed support based evidence to there was insufficient custody apartment com Dangerous taken into charge of With a the Assault suggestive pretrial unnecessarily An plex. appellant claims Weapon. Specifically, show-up in contravention a defen in his hand object is held that since the v. process. swung, jury to due Goudeau could not have rea dant’s never the State, (Okl.Cr.1981). The oc sonаbly 637 P.2d inferred that an assault had the sufficiency con evi pretrial process must be When the identification curred. any way challenged appeal, a as to avoid is sidered in such dence whether, viewing that after prejudice and insure must determine possibility of light most favorable to is based on what evidence any in-court identification State, any trier of fact could have rational witness saw the commission of the crime lineup. found the essential elements rather than Id. See crime State, (Okl. perform To an beyond P.2d a reasonable doubt. also Frick Cr.1981). battery a Clearly, prеsent Ms. towards the commission of act State, Joplin an Kelly’s identification of to commit assault. in-court P.2d gument Officer Maras as it relates to 444 is that a he testified that reacted when he observed conviction is not an Escape element of from appellant raise his arm. Assault is a сrime Custody. Therefore, Lawful we find no proved that by showing general can be a error in the enhancement of his conviction perform intent to the act. Id. We find from Lawful by his sufficient evidence which a rational felony former convictions. trier of fact could have found the essential Appellant complains that charged beyond the crime elements of trial court erred in refusing give doubt.

reasonable requested Instructions on the lesser includ argues further that Illegal Entry ed offenses of and Assault giving flight trial court erred instruc Upon a Police Initially, Officer. we note improperly stressing tion because it was Illegal Entry is not a lesser included particular jury. to the evidence Burglary Attempted offense of Burgla appel review ‍​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‍of the record reveals that ry. State, Smith v. 695 P.2d object lant failed to to the instruction at (Okl.Cr.1985). Moreover, the evidence de trial, thereby waiving all but fundamental veloped at trial did not the crime of error. Ballou v. 694 P.2d 951 Illegal Entry. Peggy Gaycan, (Okl.Cr.1985). Furthermore, it is well-set manager Clinic, of B.J.’s Auto testified that *5 approved tled that this Court has of a entry into the store had through been made flight justified by instruction when the evi Furthermore, a broken out window. the State, (Okl. dence. Scоtt v. 751 P.2d 758 produced evidence at trial support did not Cr.1988). We find no error. charge the Upon of Assault a Police Offi cer. It was complains appellant next uncontradicted that that certain attempted prosecutor to strike Officer comments of the denied him Maras with a a sledgе Initially, fair hammer. trial. we note that Where there is no some of evi the dence to appellant degree comments of which a lower now com of the plains objected trial, charged offense, were not to at crime thereby lesser included it waiving only all but unnecessary thereon, fundamental error. is not to Weath instruct erly State, 1331, (Okl.Cr. v. 733 P.2d 1338 the court has no to jury ask the to 1987). We have also reviewed the com consider State, the issue. Bennett v. 743 ments which were met contemporane 1096, P.2d 1098 We find no objections ous and find them to be reason error. able comments on the еvidence and within Appellant asserts that the trial range the argumentation wide allowed allowing court erred in improper character sides, during closing

both argument. during evidence to be introduced the sec State, Capps (Okl.Cr. 674 P.2d stage ond ‍​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‍of trial. The court had sustained 1984). during a motion in limine stagе the first proposition,

In his next appellant allowed, the trial objection, but over the claims that his conviction Escape from improper character during evidence the sec Lawful should not have stage. been en Through ond the testimony of Offi by prior felony hanced Ap Malonе, convictions. cer Steve the State introduced evi pellant charge reasons that the of Escape dence of statements by appellant made af Custody, O.S.1981, 444, Lawful placed ter he was under arrest. § analogous charge is to the from Malone appellant testified that “very was O.S.1981, loud, Penal Institution under 21 profane, very abusive and violent person’s that escape convic- his continued, § nature.” Officer ap Malone tion by cannot be enhanced pellant the conviction “had to be restrained several times serving for which he was keep time he to attempted open he the car —and escaped. appellant While argues the get cor- door to out.” Officer Malone further application rect it law as relates to appellant testified that “made mention to State, see Moore v. 736 P.2d care, § the faсt that he didn’t just that he had (Okl.Cr.1987), the fatal flaw his ar- been arrested and years hanging he had 30 (Okl.Cr.1986). However, years he was on 10 P.2d 965 Johnson over him and that still distinguishable present probation a little more time wouldn’t from the case Johnson, Finally, person only matter.” Officer Malone stated because in one identi dеfendant, person’s “made the to us appellant that statement fied the and that identi positive. if he caught present that we would have was In the case never fication [sic] appellant, in the sewer.” stayed persons would have storm identified the Offi two Kelly. Ms. cer Maras and While Officer record, a review of the we After appellant Maras’ identification of the was the find to be irrelevant as to this evidence positive, Kelly’s not. Insofar as During en stage proceedings. second the questions concerning serious there were proceed stage hancement bifurсated identification, reliability Kelly’s of Ms. ing, of a only issue is existence eye I find that an instruction on would prior can conviction on which enhancement identification was warranted. See witness State, P.2d be based. Pickens v. (Okl.Cr. 685 P.2d 978 McDoulett (Okl.Cr.1979). did not appellant 1984). agree I because with the therefore, trial; during take the stand harmless majority that this error was be his character never became an issue. yond a reasonable due to the other doubt Clearly, testimony of Malone strong connecting evidence of a did concern existence crime, agree I the commission which еnhancement could be conviction on this case should be affirmed. the admittance of such evidence based and authority Pursuant error. granted this Court at hereby modify appellant’s sentences to

we I, (30) twenty (20) thirty years for Count ‍​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‍(20) years twenty years II and for Count *6 III. This is the minimum on Count III, but, facts, Counts I and due to thе so is set Count II should not be reduced but SPENCER, Appellant, Benny Junior slightly above the minimum. on Finally, appellant contends that based circumstances of this' facts and Oklahoma, Appellee. STATE his sentence is excessive. Based on No. F-88-464. previous assignment modification error, proposition moоt. we find this Appeals of Criminal of Oklahoma. MODIFIED, judgment As and sen- July 20, 1990.

tence is AFFIRMED.

PARKS, P.J., LANE, Y.P.J., concur.

BRETT, LUMPKIN, JJ., concur result.

BRETT, Judge: concurring in results. agree I that this case should be While affirmed, disagree I with the conclusion cautionary that a instruction majority testimony eyewitness was not warrant- majority that such an

ed. The reasons necessary Offi- instruction was because cer Maras’ identification of the positive. In of this conclusion majority cites Johnson v.

Case Details

Case Name: Douglas v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Date Published: Aug 8, 1990
Citation: 795 P.2d 1070
Docket Number: F-88-282
Court Abbreviation: Okla. Crim. App.
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